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ivory-towerism

ivory-towerism noun: an overly academic approach, separated from reality and practical matters.

Noun

ivory-towerism (uncountable)

  1. An overly academic approach, separated from reality and practical matters.

Origin of ivory-towerism

From ivory tower + -ism.

Questions about ivory-towerism

What does ivory-towerism mean?
Ivory-towerism means an overly academic approach, separated from reality and practical matters.
What part of speech is ivory-towerism?
Ivory-towerism is a noun.

Words near ivory-towerism in the dictionary

  1. ivory-bills
  2. ivory-pounder
  3. ivory-thumper
  4. ivory-tower
  5. ivory-towered
  6. ivory-towerism
  7. ivory-towerist
  8. ivory-towerists
  9. ivory-white
  10. ivory-whites
  11. ivorybill

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