Definition of pedantry Pedantry

/pɛˈdʌntɹi/ - [peduntree] - ped•ant•ry

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Noun

Plural: pedantries

pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

fanfare, ostentation, flash pretentious or showy or vulgar display

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pedantry (Noun)
An excessive attention to detail or rules.
pedantry (Noun)
An instance of such behaviour.
pedantry (Noun)
An overly ambitious display of learning.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pedantry (n.)
The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning.

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pedantry, noun, singular of pedantries.

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