Definition
academicals
noun
- Formal robes or gowns worn by students, faculty, and officials at academic ceremonies and formal university events.
Usage: Chiefly British; Usually plural; Also called academic dress or academic regalia
Examples
- Students wore their academicals for the graduation ceremony.
- The professor donned her academicals before the formal convocation.
- Academicals are required attire at Oxford and Cambridge formal dinners.
- The university bookstore sells academicals in various colors and styles.
- He felt proud wearing his academicals for the first time as a new faculty member.