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syll.

syll.

8.1
A document listing the topics, readings, and assignments for a course
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : programa
  • Students should review the syll. to keep track of assignment deadlines.

Examples

  • You can find the grading policy in the syll. posted online.

  • The professor handed out the syll. on the first day of class.

  • The professor provided the syll. for the course.

  • Students must review the syll. before the first class.

  • The professor handed out the syll. on the first day of class.

  • You can find the grading policy in the syll. posted online.

  • Students should review the syll. to keep track of assignment deadlines.

Synonyms

syllabus
vssyll.
19 3.5

A plan for a course that lists topics and required work

is the shortened written form used to name that document

Surface Forms

syll. singular
sylls. plural

Etymology

Syll. can also stand for syllabus, the list of topics and tasks for a course; the word syllabus comes from old words meaning 'a list' or 'table', so a syllabus is simply the list that shows what will be taught and when.