ACADEMIC GOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A gown worn by academics or judges

Synonyms:

academic gown; academic robe; judge's robe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)