ACADEMIC GOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does academic gown mean? 

• ACADEMIC GOWN (noun)
  The noun ACADEMIC GOWN has 1 sense:

1. a gown worn by academics or judges

  Familiarity information: ACADEMIC GOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACADEMIC GOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gown worn by academics or judges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

academic gown; academic robe; judge's robe

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)