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noun
- 1. excessive concern with minor details and rules: "to object to this is not mere pedantry" Similar
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PEDANTRY definition: 1. the quality of being too interested in formal rules and small details that are not important…. Learn more.
noun. ped· ant· ry ˈpe-dᵊn-trē. plural pedantries. Synonyms of pedantry. 1. : pedantic presentation or application of knowledge or learning. 2. : an instance of pedantry. Examples of pedantry in a Sentence.
You know that person who is always interrupting other people, correcting their grammar or their facts? That's pedantry, or inappropriately showing off your knowledge.
Pedantry definition: the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.. See examples of PEDANTRY used in a sentence.
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.
ped·ant·ry. (pĕd′n-trē) n. pl. ped·ant·ries. 1. The ostentatious display of academic knowledge, or undue attention paid to minor details or formal rules: His detailed research was dismissed as pedantry. 2. An instance of pedantic behavior: grew tired of his pedantries. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
PEDANTIC definition: 1. giving too much attention to formal rules or small details: 2. giving too much attention to…. Learn more.
Pedantry definition: The ostentatious display of academic knowledge, or undue attention paid to minor details or formal rules.
Definition of pedantry noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pedantry (/ ˈpɛd.ən.tri / PED-en-try) is an excessive concern with formalism, minor details, and rules that are not important. [1][2] Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English (1926) recognised that the term pedantry was "relative" and subjective, stating "my pedantry is your scholarship, his reasonable accuracy, her irreducible minimum ...
