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tripos

[ trahy-pos ]

noun

, plural tri·pos·es.
  1. (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.


tripos

/ ˈtraɪpɒs /

noun

  1. the final honours degree examinations in all subjects at Cambridge University
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tripos1

1580–90; pseudo-Hellenization of Latin tripūs tripod
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tripos1

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