syllabus
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "syllabus":
abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, brief,
capsule, compend, condensation, condensed version, conspectus,
digest, draft, epitome, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis,
review, rubric, shortened version, skeleton, sketch, survey,
synopsis, thumbnail sketch, topical outline
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