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tripos

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹaɪpɒs/Part of speech nounSorted ioprstStarts with TEnds with S0 clues
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  1. final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University

Word origin

Alteration of tripus, as though with a Greek ending. For the examination: the word is supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly used at the examinations for these honours, though some derive it from the three brackets formerly printed on the back of the paper.

Used in a sentence

  • Thales sent the golden tripos, which the fishermen found and the oracle commanded to be “given to the wisest”, to Bias, Bias to Solon, etc.
  • Scarce had I said, He shook the holy Ground: / The Lawrels, and the lofty Hills around: / And from the Tripos rush'd a bellowing sound.
  • I'm seriously thinking of chucking my tripos and taking up the History Special.

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