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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: tripos #123396 02/25/04 02:47 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Makes sense. Yet another great academic word (from Cambridge) is the tripos. The Greek word is where we get tripod and refers to a three legged stool on which those examined sat. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted A Tale of Two Colleges Father Steve 02/19/04 07:22 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges maahey 02/19/04 07:26 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges jheem 02/20/04 02:47 AM Re: Almas matres? AnnaStrophic 02/21/04 03:11 PM Re: Almas matres? jheem 02/21/04 04:38 PM Re: Almas matres? AnnaStrophic 02/22/04 03:18 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges Sparteye 02/20/04 07:06 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges Father Steve 02/20/04 11:34 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges Jackie 02/21/04 03:00 AM Re: go Cobblers... Buffalo Shrdlu 02/21/04 12:09 PM Speaking of two almas matres... Jackie 02/21/04 02:54 PM Double Vision musick 02/21/04 05:15 PM Re: Hot Blooded Buffalo Shrdlu 02/21/04 06:50 PM Funny Mascots Father Steve 02/21/04 06:53 PM Alma Matrix grapho 02/22/04 02:09 AM First in Time Father Steve 02/22/04 03:52 AM Re: First in Time Capfka 02/22/04 06:59 AM Re: First in Time Faldage 02/22/04 02:30 PM Re: First in Time Father Steve 02/22/04 08:17 PM Re: filo, fifo, lifo, lilo jheem 02/22/04 08:22 PM Re: filo, fifo, lifo, lilo dxb 02/25/04 12:15 PM Re: tripos jheem 02/25/04 02:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,333 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 799 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 17 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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