Associations to the word «Tripos»

Wiktionary

TRIPOS, noun. (obsolete) A three-legged structure; a tripod.
TRIPOS, noun. Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree at Cambridge University.

Dictionary definition

TRIPOS, noun. Final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke