ACADEMIC COSTUME

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Meaning:

A costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("academic costume" is a kind of...):

costume (the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class)

Meronyms (parts of "academic costume"):

academic gown; academic robe; judge's robe (a gown worn by academics or judges)

mortarboard (an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top)