syllabus

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈsɪləbəs/ UK /ˈsɪləbəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study

The professor handed out the syllabus on the first day of term.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an outline of the subjects... curriculum outline program schedule prospectus course

Word family

Derived forms syllabusessyllabi

Related forms syllable

Etymology

From Late Latin syllabus, a misreading of Greek sittybas, accusative plural of sittyba ('parchment label, table of contents'); the spelling was influenced by syllable.

syllabus Latin síttyba Ancient Greek

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# syllabus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪləbəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪləbəs/

## Meanings
1. an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study

## Examples
- The professor handed out the syllabus on the first day of term.

## Synonyms
- curriculum
- outline
- program
- schedule
- prospectus
- course

## Derived Forms
- syllabuses
- syllabi

## Related Forms
- syllable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: syllabus
- Root: síttyba

## Etymology
From Late Latin syllabus, a misreading of Greek sittybas, accusative plural of sittyba ('parchment label, table of contents'); the spelling was influenced by syllable.

## AI Etymology
Syllabus is from Late Latin syllabus, a misreading of Greek sittybas, accusative plural of sittyba ('parchment label, table of contents'); the spelling was influenced by syllable. Important recorded forms include syllabus (Latin) and síttyba (Ancient Greek). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study. The wider family includes derived forms such as syllabuses and syllabi and related words such as syllable.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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