tri·pos (tr  p s )n. pl. tri·pos·es Any of the examinations for the B.A. degree with honors at Cambridge University in England. [Alteration of Latin trip  s, 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 [tripe-poss]
Noun
Brit the final honours degree examinations at Cambridge University [Latin tripus tripod]
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| Noun | 1. |  tripos - final honors degree examinations at Cambridge Universityexam, 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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