academic robe
- noun
- /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk roʊb/
:
toga académica
- The judge entered the courtroom in a black academic robe.
Examples
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She wore an academic robe during the graduation ceremony.
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The university's oldest academic robe is displayed in the archival museum.
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At the graduation ceremony, each professor wore an academic robe over their regular clothing.
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Judges are required to don the traditional academic robe in court during important cases.
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The professor wore a long, flowing academic robe during the graduation ceremony.
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Judges often don their traditional academic robe when presiding over court cases.
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She felt proud as she walked across the stage in her newly received academic robe.
Synonyms
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1.3
A long loose piece of clothing worn at ceremonies by judges or graduates
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A long formal robe like those worn at graduations or in court
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A long loose robe that people wear at formal university events
A formal robe and cap that university teachers and students wear at ceremonies like graduations
A long robe worn by church or university officials for formal events
How Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'academic robe' is directly compositional: 'academic' specifies the institutional/contextual use and 'robe' names the garment, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a gown worn in academic settings (e.g., graduation or ceremonies). This modifier+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English noun phrase semantics, making the meaning immediately accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Academic robe comes from old universities and churches where academics meaning 'scholars' wore long robes meaning 'gowns' to keep warm in cold buildings and to show their role. That's why today academic robe means the long gown people wear at graduations or in court.