tripos

[ trahy-pos ]

/ ˈtraɪ pɒs /

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noun, plural tri·pos·es.

(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.

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Origin of tripos

1580–90; pseudo-Hellenization of Latin tripūstripod

Words nearby tripos

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How to use tripos in a sentence

He took a first class in botany in the Natural Science Tripos in 1879.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
Graduates from every Tripos are found in the 135 in numbers roughly proportional to the numbers in the various Tripos lists.
Cambridge Essays on Education|Various
Though he did not compete in the mathematical tripos, he acquired a great reputation at the university.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
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.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.|Sir Leslie Stephen

My experience of the essays set to candidates in the Natural Science Tripos was most depressing.
Rustic Sounds|Francis Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for tripos

tripos

/ (ˈtraɪpɒs) /

noun

British the final honours degree examinations in all subjects at Cambridge University

Word Origin for tripos

C16: from Latin tripūs, influenced by Greek noun ending -os

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