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pedant

pe·dant

UK/ˈpɛdənt/ US/ˈpɛdʌnt/ uncommon archaic rare

noun

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a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

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From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.

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