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Definition of pedantry - 2 dictionary results

ped⋅ant⋅ry

  [ped-n-tree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, esp. undue display of learning.
2. slavish attention to rules, details, etc.
3. an instance of being pedantic: the pedantries of modern criticism.
Origin:
1575–85; It pedanteria. See pedant, -ry
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ped·ant·ry   (pěd'n-trē)   
n.   pl. ped·ant·ries

  1. Pedantic attention to detail or rules.

  2. An instance of pedantic behavior.

  3. The habit of mind or manner characteristic of a pedant.

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