- pedantry ped·ant·ry n
- ['pɛdəntrɪ]
pedanteria
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pedantry ped·ant·ry n
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ped|ant|ism — «PEHD uhn tihz uhm», noun. 1. = pedantry. (Cf. ↑pedantry) 2. = pedanticism. (Cf. ↑pedanticism) … Useful english dictionary
ped|ant|ry — «PEHD uhn tree», noun, plural ries. 1. an unnecessary or tiresome display of knowledge: »At the risk of seeming to be pedantic about an art whose most despised enemy is pedantry, let s look briefly at some of the attributes of graphic humor… … Useful english dictionary
ped|ant|ize — «PEHD uhn tyz», intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to play the pedant, display pedantry: »To vegetate and pedantize on the classics... (Saturday Review) … Useful english dictionary
Pedantry — Ped ant*ry, n. [Cf. F. p[ e]danterie.] The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning. This pedantry of quotation. Cowley. [1913 Webster] T is a practice that savors much of pedantry. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pedantry — ped•ant•ry [[t]ˈpɛd n tri[/t]] n. pl. ped•ant•ries 1) the character, qualities, or practices of a pedant, esp. undue display of learning 2) slavish attention to formal rules or minute details 3) an instance of being pedantic • Etymology: 1575–85; … From formal English to slang
pedantry — ped·ant·ry … English syllables
pedant — ped|ant [ˈpednt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pédant, from Italian pedante, perhaps from Latin paedagogus; PEDAGOGY] someone who pays too much attention to rules or to small unimportant details, especially someone who criticizes other… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pedantism — Ped ant*ism, n. The office, disposition, or act of a pedant; pedantry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
