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syllabus

syl·la·bus [ sílləbəss ] (plural syl·la·bi [ síllə b ] or syl·la·bus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. outline of course of study: a summary or list of the main topics of a course of study, text, or lecture

2. U.S. summary of ruling in legal report: a short note that precedes the report of a decided legal case and summarizes the ruling

[Mid-17th century. < modern Latin, originally misprint of Latin sittybas "indexes" < Greek sittuba "index, label"]
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