ivory tower

a condition or place, as academia, regarded as isolated or withdrawn from the practical affairs of society

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noun

A place or attitude of retreat, especially preoccupation with lofty, remote, or intellectual considerations rather than practical everyday life.

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Origin: Translation of French tour d'ivoire

Origin: : tour, tower

Origin: + de, of

Origin: + ivoire, ivory

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