HyperDic: ivory_tower

English > 1 sense of the expression ivory tower:
NOUNcognitionivory towera state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place
English > ivory tower: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA 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"
Broadercognitive state, state of mindThe state of a person's cognitive processes
Spanishtorre de marfil
Catalantorre de vori, torre d'ivori

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