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   ivory tower

   noun

   • 1. a state of privileged seclusion or separation from the facts and practicalities of the real world: "the ivory tower of academia"

   Word Origin early 20th century: translating French tour d'ivoire, used by the writer Sainte-Beuve.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ivory-towered adjective
   • 2. ivory-towerish adjective

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