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Definition of pedanthood - 1 dictionary result

ped⋅ant

  [ped-nt]
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–noun
1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.
3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.
4. Obsolete. a schoolmaster.
Origin:
1580–90; < It pedante teacher, pedant; appar. akin to pedagogue; see -ant

Related forms:
ped⋅ant⋅esque, adjective
ped⋅ant⋅hood, noun

Synonyms:
2. hairsplitter.
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