Difference between revisions of "Trig Cremation"

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==Pronunciation==
 
==Pronunciation==
[trihg / kreem 'ay shuhn]
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[trihg / kree ‘may shən]
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==

Revision as of 15:31, 11 June 2018

Part of Speech

Proper Noun

Pronunciation

[trihg / kree ‘may shən]

Description

Trig Cremation was an annual ceremony in which math students would burn study materials in a large bonfire. It occasionally included a show, became increasingly violent until it provoked the administration's ire in 1902, and was held in a wide variety of locations. The tradition lasted between approximately 1877 and 1936 [1]

Usage

This term was used by the undergraduate population, especially among those studying math, but is not used today.

Example Sentence

The Trig Cremation ceremony of 1895 parodied a then-famous novel

References

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