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Meaning of tripus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈtrɪ.puːs]

Definitions

  1. three-footed seat, tripod
    declension-3
  2. tripus (the tripod of the oracle at Delphi)
    declension-3

Examples

“1531, Procopius Caesariensis, De rebus Gothorum, Persarum ac Vandalorum libri VII, page 262”

An iron tripod always used to stand in front of the palace...

“1826, Børge Thorlacius, Vas pictum Halico-graecum quod Orestem ad tripodem Delphicum supplicem exhibet, main title (Schultz)”

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CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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