tripos
[
trahy
-pos]
/ˈtraɪ pɒs/
noun
,
plural
triposes.
1.
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
Origin
1580-90;
pseudo-Hellenization of
Latin
tripūs
tripod
Examples from the web for
tripos
These works helped when he wrote the three
tripos
verse at the end of each year.
British Dictionary definitions for
tripos
tripos
/
ˈtraɪpɒs
/
noun
1.
(
Brit
) the final honours degree examinations in all subjects at Cambridge University
Word Origin
C16: from Latin
tripūs
, influenced by Greek noun ending
-os