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ACADEMIC GOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gown worn by academics or judges
Synonyms:
academic gown; academic robe; judge's robe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("academic gown" is a kind of...):
gown; robe (outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "academic gown"):
Geneva gown (black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen)
Holonyms ("academic gown" is a part of...):
academic costume (a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college)
