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   Tri·pod

   /ˈtrīˌpäd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus.
   • 2. a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three legs. archaic
   • ▪ the bronze altar at Delphi on which a priestess sat to utter oracles. historical

   Word Origin early 17th century: via Latin from Greek tripod-, tripous, from tri- ‘three’ + pod-, pous ‘foot’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tripodal adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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