tripos

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtraɪpɒs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trī′pos)

Inflections of 'tripos' (n): npl: triposes

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tri•pos  (trī′pos),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pos•es. 
  1. Education(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
  • pseudo-Hellenization of Latin tripūs tripod 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tripos / ˈtraɪpɒs/
  1. the final honours degree examinations in all subjects at Cambridge University
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin tripūs, influenced by Greek noun ending -os
'tripos' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
optime - wrangler

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