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PRONUNCIATION OF ACADEMIC DRESS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACADEMIC DRESS

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Academic dress is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ACADEMIC DRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

academic dress

Academic dress

Academic dress is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, primarily tertiary education, worn mainly by those who have been admitted to a university degree, or hold a status that entitles them to assume them. It is also known as academicals and, in the United States, as academic regalia. Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at graduation ceremonies, but formerly academic dress was, and to a lesser degree in many ancient universities still is, worn daily. Today the ensembles are distinctive in some way to each institution, and generally consists of a gown with a separate hood, and usually a cap. Academic dress is also worn by members of certain learned societies and institutions as official dress.

Definition of academic dress in the English dictionary

The definition of academic dress in the dictionary is formal dress, usually comprising cap, gown, and hood, worn by university staff and students.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACADEMIC DRESS

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academic gown
academic rank
academic year
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academicals
academician
academicism
academies
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academy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACADEMIC DRESS

A-line dress
actress
address
cocktail dress
contact address
cross-dress
direct address
dress
evening dress
fancy dress
formal dress
headdress
home address
IP address
mailing address
party dress
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sundress
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web address
wedding dress

Synonyms and antonyms of academic dress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «academic dress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACADEMIC DRESS

Find out the translation of academic dress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of academic dress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «academic dress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

学位服
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traje académico
570 millions of speakers

English

academic dress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शैक्षिक पोशाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللباس الأكاديمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

форма одежды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vestido académico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একাডেমিক পোষাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

robe académique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pakaian akademik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

akademischen Kleid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アカデミックドレス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

학술 드레스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akademik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

học tập váy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்வி ஆடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शैक्षणिक ड्रेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Akademik elbise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abito accademico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strój akademicki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

форма одягу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rochie academic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακαδημαϊκό φόρεμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

akademiese drag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

akademisk dräkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akademisk kjole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of academic dress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACADEMIC DRESS»

The term «academic dress» is normally little used and occupies the 132.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACADEMIC DRESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about academic dress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACADEMIC DRESS»

Discover the use of academic dress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to academic dress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rules and Meanings
Academic Dress Excerptfrom D. R. Venables and R. E. Clifford, Academic Dress of the University of Oxford, Private Publication, 1957, pp. 4~8. Academic dress The wearing of academic dress is compulsory at all formal ceremonies of the ...
Mary Douglas, 2013
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Chaucer and Clothing: Clerical and Academic Costume in the ...
A detailed discussion of the meaning and significance of the terms used to describe the clothing of Chaucer's religious and academic pilgrims.
Laura Fulkerson Hodges, 2005
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Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland
Nicholas Groves has been fascinated by academic dress since first his first sightings of it at school, an interest strengthened by being given a copy of the first edition of this book by George Shaw. A varied academic career has entitled him to ...
Nicholas Groves, 2012
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Academic Dress: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
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Gowns: Burqa, Academic Dress, Choir Dress, Sleeved Blanket, ...
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Source Wikipedia, Books LLC, 2010
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Ceremonial Clothing: White Wedding, Veil, Academic Dress, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2011
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Articles on Academic Dress, Including: Robe, Square Academic ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, ...
Ill, 385-93; M. G. Houston, Medieval Costume in Fngland and France (London, 1939), 153-7; W. N. Hargreaves-Mawdsley, A History of Academic Dress in Europe until the End of the Eighteenth Century (Oxford, 1963). ' Regarding all these ...
Hilde de Ridder-Symoens, 2003
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Robes and Cloaks: Cape, Kimono, Mantle, Cloak, Yukata, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
10
Academic Culture: Nerd, Academic Dress, Common Room, Old ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACADEMIC DRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term academic dress is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Rising Anti-Intellectualism in China: Part I
Graduates, in academic dress, pose for pictures in front of a statue of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong at a university in Shanghai, June 19, ... «Council on Foreign Relations, Jun 15»
2
Graduate Women Manawatū gives $60K to postgrads
The academic dress hire business started in Palmerston North over 50 years ago when graduate women, often wives of academic staff and ... «Massey News, Jun 15»
3
Officer's Choice Black inspires achievers to 'Be more than big, be …
In the last scene of the TVC, Raju is seen wearing an academic dress and moves forward to seek the CEO's blessings. Stopping Raju, the CEO ... «Best Media Info, Jun 15»
4
St. Catharine's College At Cambridge University Amends 650-Year …
Oxford is another university with a lot of tradition, but in 2012 they changed their requirements for academic dress. Students taking exams or attending formal ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
5
Vintage photos of graduates in NJ
In 1959, the American Committee for Academic Dress and Ceremonies issued the following guidelines for wearing the mortar board:. «NJ.com, Jun 15»
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A cap and gown primer: Graduation traditions explained
In 1895 it adopted the code of academic dress that included various colors for the trim that represent different fields of learning in higher ... «Communities Digital News, Jun 15»
7
How much more than Obama?
Dress code: Meanwhile in Fairfax Media the estimable Erica Cervini has had a go at academic dress claiming it is time to “ditch the trenchers, ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
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Shades of McCarthyism as global academic freedom challenged
And in Turkey, the nationwide YÖK committee stands disapprovingly on the sidelines, interfering in the minutiae of academic dress sense, ... «Index On Censorship, Jun 15»
9
Why all this 'nautanki'?
The academic dress for graduates first started in the 12th century when universities began to come into existence in Europe. It was in the later ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jun 15»
10
Oxbridge is not the be-all and end-all
We are so far past this point that we are even having a referendum this week to do away with academic dress, something that can be seen by ... «Oxford Student, May 15»

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