English Dictionary: syllabus | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for syllabus | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being merely explanatory of the former. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; pl. E. {Syllabuses}, L. {Syllabi}. [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.] A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract. |