单词 | pedantry |
释义 | pedantry[ ped-n-tree ] / ˈpɛd n tri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pedantry ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ped·ant·ries.the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning. slavish attention to rules, details, etc. an instance of being pedantic: the pedantries of modern criticism. Origin of pedantryFirst recorded in 1575–85, pedantry is from the Italian word pedanteria.See pedant, -ry Words nearby pedantrypedal pushers, pedal steel guitar, pedant, pedantic, pedanticism, pedantry, pedate, pedatifid, Ped.D., peddle, peddler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pedantryBritish Dictionary definitions for pedantrypedantry / (ˈpɛdəntrɪ) / noun plural -riesthe habit or an instance of being a pedant, esp in the display of useless knowledge or minute observance of petty rules or details Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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