English Dictionary: pedantry | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pedantry \Ped"ant*ry\, n. [Cf. F. p[82]danterie.] The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning. [bd]This pedantry of quotation.[b8] --Cowley. 'T is a practice that savors much of pedantry. --Sir T. Browne. |