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pedantry

[ ped-n-tree ]

noun

plural pedantries.
  1. the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
  2. slavish attention to rules, details, etc.
  3. an instance of being pedantic:

    the pedantries of modern criticism.



pedantry

/ 藞辫蓻诲蓹苍迟谤瑟 /

noun

  1. the habit or an instance of being a pedant, esp in the display of useless knowledge or minute observance of petty rules or details
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pedantry1

First recorded in 1575鈥85, pedantry is from the Italian word pedanteria. See pedant, -ry
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Even now, lawmakers take this responsibility with a seriousness sometimes bordering on pedantry.

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He was an observational genius whose main talent was for exposure 鈥 exposure of the predictable opponent and exposure of pedantries, and he treated both as pretty much the same thing.

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I鈥檓 deeply dismayed that the perennial paragon of pedantry, George F. Will, failed at either simple arithmetic or calendar history.

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Jovin鈥檚 journey is narrated in brief vignettes that highlight her own dogged buoyancy and the competitive pedantry of the people she meets.

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His outlook isn鈥檛 rooted purely in rigid pedantry, either: It鈥檚 based on his taste, but it鈥檚 also tied to what he鈥檚 accomplished through a very specific approach.

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