ivory tower
noun/ˌaɪvəri ˈtaʊə(r)/
/ˌaɪvəri ˈtaʊər/
(disapproving)- a place or situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life and therefore do not have to worry about or understand them
- academics living in ivory towers
Word Originearly 20th cent.: translating French tour d'ivoire, used by the writer Sainte-Beuve.Definitions on the go
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