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academic gown

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noun

  1. a long, wide-sleeved outer garment worn as part of the academic costume.


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Hockney wore a gold lamé jacket at the ceremony, under the traditional academic gown.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The price covers the student's ticket, academic gown hire, a souvenir brochure and access to a 90-minute garden party.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2022

Prominent among them was a figure modeled after Superintendent Catharine, wearing an academic gown instead of a robe, his trouser bottoms showing underneath.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mounting the platform steps to get an LL.D. degree, he had caught his foot in the hem of his purple-trimmed academic gown.

From Time Magazine Archive

Paul had planned to march with the college women, so she was wearing her black academic gown.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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