Tripos
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹaɪpɒs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tripos is a noun meaning (Cambridge University) Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree.
Meaning
(Cambridge University) Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree.
More Meanings
- (Cambridge University) The list of successful candidates in such an examination.
- (obsolete) A three-legged structure; a tripod.
Example Sentences
I'm seriously thinking of chucking my tripos and taking up the History Special.
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.
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.
It's time you thought. The Tripos is the beginning of life, not the end. In less than two years you will have got your B.A. What are you going to do with it?
Word Forms
- triposes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tripod, triptote, tripodian, triole, tridem, tern.
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