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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tripos¹

1580–90; pseudo-Hellenization of Latin tripūs tripod

Word History and Origins

Origin of tripos¹

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

Example Sentences

He took a first class in botany in the Natural Science Tripos in 1879.

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Graduates from every Tripos are found in the 135 in numbers roughly proportional to the numbers in the various Tripos lists.

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Though he did not compete in the mathematical tripos, he acquired a great reputation at the university.

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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.

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My experience of the essays set to candidates in the Natural Science Tripos was most depressing.

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