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Noun: ivory tower  'I-vu-ree'taw(-u)r
  1. A state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place
    "he lived in the ivory tower of speculation"; "they viewed universities as ivory towers"

Derived forms: ivory towers

Type of: cognitive state, state of mind

Encyclopedia: Ivory tower