IVORY TOWER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place

Example:

they viewed universities as ivory towers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ivory tower" is a kind of...):

cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

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