Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

syllabus
     n : an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted
         to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of
         study}, {program}, {programme}, {curriculum}]
     [also: {syllabi} (pl)]

syllabi
     See {syllabus}