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triposes

triposes is the plural of tripos.

Meaning of tripos

Noun

tripos (plural triposes)

  1. (obsolete) 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., New York Review of Books, 2001, p.73
  2. (Cambridge University) Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree.
    • I'm seriously thinking of chucking my tripos and taking up the History Special.1891, Rudolph Chambers Lehmann, Harry Fludyer at Cambridge, page 9
  3. (Cambridge University) The list of successful candidates in such an examination.

Questions about triposes

What is triposes the plural of?
Triposes is the plural of tripos.

Words near triposes in the dictionary

  1. tripomastigotes
  2. triporate
  3. triportheid
  4. triportheids
  5. tripos
  6. triposes
  7. tripotassium
  8. tripotency
  9. tripotent
  10. tripotential
  11. Tripp

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