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academicals

/ (ˌækəˈdɛmɪkəlz) /
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pl n
another term for academic dress
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Words nearby academicals

academe, academese, academia, academic, academical, academicals, academic costume, academic dress, academic freedom, academic gown, academician
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How to use academicals in a sentence

  • Next morning Dr Rowlands, in full academicals, sailed into the fourth-form room.

    Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar

  • Next morning Dr. Rowlands, in full academicals, sailed into the fourth-form room.

    Eric|Frederic William Farrar
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