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tripos

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tri·pos  (trps)
n. pl. tri·pos·es
Any of the examinations for the B.A. degree with honors at Cambridge University in England.
[Alteration of Latin trips, tripod-, tripod (from the stool upon which a degree holder was appointed to sit and dispute humorously with candidates for that degree); see tripod.]
tripos [ˈtraɪpɒs]
n
(Social Science / Education) Brit the final honours degree examinations in all subjects at Cambridge University
[from Latin tripūs, influenced by Greek noun ending -os]
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Noun1.tripostripos - final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University
exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
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tripos
n → Abschlussexamen nt (an der Universität Cambridge)


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At Cambridge he had spent a great deal of his time working in the laboratory, and had taken a good class in the Natural Science Tripos of his year.
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