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Webster 1913 Edition


Syllabus

Syl′la-bus

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Syllabuses
(#)
, L.
Syllabi
(#)
.
[L., fr. the same source as E.
syllable
.]
1.
A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract.

Webster 1828 Edition


Syllabus

SYL'LABUS

,
Noun.
[L. from the same source as syllable.] An abstract; a compendium containing the heads of a discourse.