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Pedantry

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Noun

1. pedantry

an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pedantry

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noun plural -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

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nounWord forms: plural ˈpedantries
1. 
the qualities, practices, etc. of a pedant; ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this
2. 
an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pedantry

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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.

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