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 Definitions of pedantry  [ˈpɛd n tri]  

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Definition of 'pedantry' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pedantry
the character, qualities, or practices of a pedant, esp. undue display of learning.

2.  pedantry
slavish attention to formal rules or minute details.

3.  pedantry
an instance of being pedantic.

Etymology:  (1575–85; < It pedanteria)

Definition of 'pedantry' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pedantry
an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
Definition of 'pedantry' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) pedantry
the act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning
Translation of 'pedantry' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who attaches too much importance to minor details.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skoolvossery Arabic flag Arabic: تَحَذْلُق، إدّعاء المَعْر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: педантичност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: pedantismo Czech flag Czech: pedanterie, puntičkářství German flag German: die Pedanterie
Danish flag Danish: pedanteri; ordkløveri Greek flag Greek: σχολαστικότητα Spanish flag Spanish: pedantería
Estonian flag Estonian: pedantsus Farsi flag Farsi: فضل فروشی Finnish flag Finnish: pedanttisuus
French flag French: pédanterie Hebrew flag Hebrew: קַפּדָנוּת Hindi flag Hindi: विद्याडम्बर, पांडित्य प्र
Croatian flag Croatian: pedanterija, cepidlačenje Hungarian flag Hungarian: tudálékosság, pedantéria Indonesian flag Indonesian: bualan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: smámunasemi Italian flag Italian: pedanteria Japanese flag Japanese: 学者ぶること
Korean flag Korean: 학자 티를 냄 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pedantiškumas Latvian flag Latvian: pedantiskums
Malay flag Malay: sifat menunjuk-nunjuk pan Dutch flag Dutch: pedanterie, vitterij Norwegian flag Norwegian: pedanteri, pirk
Polish flag Polish: pedanteria Persian flag Persian: فضل فروشی Pashto flag Pashto: كتابي ملايى، يادكتاب ملاي
Portuguese flag Portuguese: pedantismo Romanian flag Romanian: pedanterie Russian flag Russian: педантичность
Slovak flag Slovak: puntičkársvo Slovenian flag Slovenian: pedanterija Serbian flag Serbian: sitničavost
Swedish flag Swedish: pedanteri, formalism Thai flag Thai: การอวดรู้ Turkish flag Turkish: ukalâlık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 賣弄學問，迂腐 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: педантичність, педантизм Urdu flag Urdu: نمود علم، ادعائے فضيلت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vẻ thông thái rởm Chinese flag Chinese: 卖弄学问，迂腐

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