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[ noun ] a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place
Examples "he lived in the ivory tower of speculation" "they viewed universities as ivory towers" Used in print (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` But we now find writers obsessed by the nooks_and_crannies of their ivory_towers , and curiously devoted to the growing obscurity and complexity of poetry and non poetry . Related terms |
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