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academic dress

British  

noun

  1. formal dress, usually comprising cap, gown, and hood, worn by university staff and students

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Union organizers say they are inspired by last year’s UC strike, which included graduate teaching assistants and researchers and led to massive disruption in the crucial final stretch of the academic session.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2023

The two seniors are selected to partake in a weeklong academic session over winter break at Knotty Pines, a secluded educational institute.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2020

One day a fortnight after my adoption of the retreat I describe I came back rather earlier than usual from my academic session; it wanted half an hour of the p. 355midday breakfast. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry

One day, a fortnight after my arrival at the Pension Beaurepas, I came back, rather earlier than usual from my academic session; it wanted half an hour of the midday breakfast.

From The Pension Beaurepas by James, Henry

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