tripos

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A three-legged structure; a tripod

Thales sent the golden tripos, which the fishermen found and the oracle commanded to be “given to the wisest”, to Bias, Bias to Solon, etc.

Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree at Cambridge University
{n} a seat or stool with three feet
A Cambridge term, meaning the three honour classes into which the best men are disposed at the final examination, whether of Mathematics, Law, Theology, or Natural Science, etc The word is often emphatically applied to the voluntary classical examination
Each complete part of a course leading to the final examination for the degree of BA at the University of Cambridge
A small three-legged wooded stool
final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University
A university examination of questionists, for honors; also, a tripos paper; one who prepares a tripos paper
A tripod
tripos

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    tri·pos

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    Etymology

    () Alteration of Latin tripus, as though with a Greek ending.
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