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    ACADEMIC GOWN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A gown worn by academics or judgesplay

    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)

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