Definitions for syllabi

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syllabi syl·la·bi

Spelling: [sil-uh-bahy]

IPA: /ˈsɪl əˌbaɪ/

Syllabi is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 136 anagrams from letters in syllabi (abillsy).

Definitions for syllabi

noun

1. a plural of syllabus.
2. an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.
3. Law. a short summary of the legal basis of a court's decision appearing at the beginning of a reported case. a book containing summaries of the leading cases in a legal field, used especially by students.
4. (often initial capital letter). Also called Syllabus of Errors. Roman Catholic Church. the list of 80 propositions condemned as erroneous by Pope Pius IX in 1864.

Origin of syllabi

1650-60; New Latin syllabus, syllabos, probably a misreading (in manuscripts of Cicero) of Greek síttybās, accusative plural of síttyba label for a papyrus roll

Examples for syllabi

Besides the hack addiction, is there anything else to be gleaned from Hagel's syllabi?

What teacher or school would be content to follow any one of these syllabi exactly?

This proposition was not given in Euclid, but it is usually required in American syllabi.

[A] quick perusal of Hagel's syllabi reveals a far deeper concern: Hagel is addicted to... hackery.

But this is not the real purpose of these syllabi, or at most it seems like a relatively unimportant one.

These two propositions are not given in Euclid, although generally required by American syllabi of the present time.

The Friedmans make too many appearances in these syllabi, for example.