n. pl. tri·pos·es Any of the examinations for the B.A. degree with honors at Cambridge University in England. [Alteration of Latin tripūs, tripod-, tripod (from the stool upon which a degree holder was appointed to sit and dispute humorously with candidates for that degree); see TRIPOD.] |
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