different between tripos vs trips

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 ??????? (trípous, “triple-footed”), (from ???- (tri-, “three”) and ???? (poús, “foot”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?a?p?s/

Noun

tripos (plural triposes)

1. (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.
2. (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?

3. (Cambridge University) The list of successful candidates in such an examination.

Anagrams

• prosit, ripost

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??ps/

Noun

trips

1. plural of trip

Noun

trips

1. (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if one of the three cards is in one's hand and the other two are on the board. Compare set (“three of a kind, especially with one card on the board and the other two in one's hand”).

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN
• Fourie, Christian (2008) Africa Safari Terms.

Verb

trips

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trip

Anagrams

• Strip, spirt, sprit, stirp, strip

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???? (thríps).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tr?ps/
• Rhymes: -?ps

Noun

trips m (plural tripsen, diminutive tripsje n)

1. thrips

   Synonyms: donderbeestje, onweersbeestje