tripos
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Is tripos a Scrabble word?
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- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A three-legged structure; a tripod.Examples: "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."; "Scarce had I said, He shook the holy Ground: / The Lawrels, and the lofty Hills around: / And from the Tripos rush'd a bellowing sound."obsolete
2. (Cambridge University) Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree.Examples: "I'm seriously thinking of chucking my tripos and taking up the History Special."; "It's time you thought. The Tripos is the beginning of life, not the end. In less than two years you will have got your B.A. What are you going to do with it?"
3. (Cambridge University) The list of successful candidates in such an examination.
Definition source: Wiktionary