pedantry
- (countable, uncountable) An excessive attention to detail or rules.
- (countable, uncountable) An excessive attention to detail or rules.
- (countable, uncountable) An overly ambitious display of learning.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛd.ən.tɹi/
Etymology
In summary
From Italian pedanteria, equivalent to pedant + -ry. Compare also French pédanterie.
display of learning
display of one’s learning
being of a pedantic disposition
pedantería
pedantismo
pedanteria
pedanteria
σχολαστικότητα
pedanterie pedanteria
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