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tripos (iou)



tripos noun. L16.
[Alt. of Latin tripus TRIPOD.]
= TRIPOD noun 1, 2. L16-E19.
Cambridge Univ.
a. (Tripos.) A graduate appointed to make a humorous or satirical speech at commencement, while sitting on a three-legged stool. Cf. TERRAE FILIUS 2. obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
b. A set of humorous verses published at commencement, orig. composed by the Tripos (also tripos verses); the list of successful candidates for the honours degree in mathematics, orig. printed on the back of these verses (also tripos list). obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
c. (Freq. Tripos.) The final honours examination for the BA degree, orig. in mathematics but now in any subject. M19.