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IVORY TOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ivory tower mean?
• IVORY TOWER (noun)
The noun IVORY TOWER has 1 sense:
1. a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place
Familiarity information: IVORY TOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
they viewed universities as ivory towers
Hypernyms ("ivory tower" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
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