/ Dictionary / Index S syllabus: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: syl•la•bus Pronunciation: (sil'u-bus), [key] — pl. -bus•es, -bi 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. 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 esp. by students. (often cap.) Also calledthe list of 80 propositions condemned as erroneous by Pope Pius IX in 1864. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: syllabus (Thesaurus) syllabub syllepsis Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language