What is "pedantry" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does pedantry mean in English? Meaning of pedantry definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "pedantry" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "pedantry": an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

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  • Meaning: an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
  • Synonyms: pedantry
  • Hypernyms: fanfare flash ostentation
  • Synonyms:

    meticulousness, precision, pretension, exactness, bookishness, dogmatism, pedagogery,

    Antonyms:

    inaccuracy, imprecision, inexactness,

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    pedantry in English: pedantry
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