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tri⋅pos

  [trahy-pos]
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–noun, plural -pos⋅es.
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
Origin:
1580–90; pseudo-Hellenization of L tripūs tripod
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tri·pos   (trī'pŏs')   
n.   pl. tri·pos·es
Any of the examinations for the B.A. degree with honors at Cambridge University in England.

[Alteration of Latin tripūs, tripod-, tripod (from the stool upon which a degree holder was appointed to sit and dispute humorously with candidates for that degree); see tripod.]
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