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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley