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tripos
[ trahy-pos ]
noun
- (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
tripos
/ ˈtraɪpɒs /
noun
- the final honours degree examinations in all subjects at Cambridge University
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tripos1
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Example Sentences
He took a first class in botany in the Natural Science Tripos in 1879.
Graduates from every Tripos are found in the 135 in numbers roughly proportional to the numbers in the various Tripos lists.
Though he did not compete in the mathematical tripos, he acquired a great reputation at the university.
He took a first class (bracketed first in the class) in the historical tripos, but was only in the second class in the law tripos.
My experience of the essays set to candidates in the Natural Science Tripos was most depressing.
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