tripos

== English == === Etymology === Alteration of tripus, as though with a Greek ending. For the examination: the word is supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly used at the examinations for these honours, though some derive it from the three brackets formerly printed on the back of the paper. The etymon of tripus is the Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous, “triple-footed”), (from τρι- (tri-, “three”) and πούς (poús, “foot”)). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪpɒs/ === Noun === tripos (plural triposes) (obsolete) A three-legged structure; a tripod. , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.73: 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. (Cambridge University) Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree. 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, I [Uniform ed., p. 20]: 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? (Cambridge University) The list of successful candidates in such an examination. === Anagrams === prosit, ripost == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous). === Noun === tripos n (plural triposuri) (obsolete) tripod Synonym: trepied ==== Declension ==== === References === tripos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN