tripos

[ trahy-pos ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural tri·pos·es.

tripos

/ ˈtraɪpɒs /

Origin of tripos¹

1580–90; pseudo-Hellenization of Latin tripūs tripod

Origin of tripos¹

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

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

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

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

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.

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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