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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: tripos #123396 02/25/2004 2:47 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran 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 02/19/2004 7:22 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges maahey 02/19/2004 7:26 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges jheem 02/20/2004 2:47 AM Re: Almas matres? AnnaStrophic 02/21/2004 3:11 PM Re: Almas matres? jheem 02/21/2004 4:38 PM Re: Almas matres? AnnaStrophic 02/22/2004 3:18 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges Sparteye 02/20/2004 7:06 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges Father Steve 02/20/2004 11:34 PM Re: A Tale of Two Colleges Jackie 02/21/2004 3:00 AM Re: go Cobblers... Buffalo Shrdlu 02/21/2004 12:09 PM Speaking of two almas matres... Jackie 02/21/2004 2:54 PM Double Vision musick 02/21/2004 5:15 PM Re: Hot Blooded Buffalo Shrdlu 02/21/2004 6:50 PM Funny Mascots Father Steve 02/21/2004 6:53 PM Alma Matrix grapho 02/22/2004 2:09 AM First in Time Father Steve 02/22/2004 3:52 AM Re: First in Time Capfka 02/22/2004 6:59 AM Re: First in Time Faldage 02/22/2004 2:30 PM Re: First in Time Father Steve 02/22/2004 8:17 PM Re: filo, fifo, lifo, lilo jheem 02/22/2004 8:22 PM Re: filo, fifo, lifo, lilo dxb 02/25/2004 12:15 PM Re: tripos jheem 02/25/2004 2:47 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

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