pedantry
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| —n , pl -ries | |
| the habit or an instance of being a pedant, esp in the display of useless knowledge or minute observance of petty rules or details | |
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Pedantry
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
In the context of this study etymological discussions would be mere pedantry.
Please excuse my pedantry, but your last post is ambiguous.
Two years more of mere pedantry and lying around a club aren't going to help.
The many citations of recondite literature do not escape the suspicion of parade and pedantry.
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