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Definition of: syllabus
(sil′ə·bəs) noun plural ·bus·es or ·bi (-bī)
A concise statement of the main points of a subject; outline, as of a course of study; schedule; epitome; abstract; specifically, a short statement at the beginning of a brief of the legal points involved. [<NL <Med. L syllabos, a misprint for L sittybas, accusative plural of sittyba label on a book <Gk.]
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