syllabus
noun
syl·la·bus
ˈsi-lə-bəs 
plural syllabi
ˈsi-lə-ˌbī
-ˌbē
or syllabuses
1
: a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements
2
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There were antiwar protests, and some students were demanding a broadening of the economics syllabus to include radical approaches to the subject.
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Some professors even adopted it as part of their syllabus for teaching.
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Possums read the supplemental texts on the syllabus.
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Some professors even adopted it as part of their syllabus for teaching.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But getting the pumps flowing again will not… Oil and Unrest
As political upheaval spreads across North Africa and into the Persian Gulf, 2011 may turn out to be as momentous a year for global oil markets as 1971, the year when…
What to Read on Oil
An annotated syllabus on oil.
—Edward L. Morse, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2013
Possums read the supplemental texts on the syllabus.
—Steve MacOne, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Syllabus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syllabus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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syllabus
noun
syl·la·bus
ˈsil-ə-bəs
plural syllabi
-ˌbī
-ˌbē
or syllabuses
: a brief outline (as of a course of study)
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