pedantry

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von pedantry im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: ukalalık; bilgiçlik taslama; {i} ukalâlık; ukalalık/titizlik; bilgiçlik

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von pedantry im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: An instance of such behaviour
I don't want to listen to your pedantries anymore.; An overly ambitious display of learning
Winston Churchill was once informed that one should not end a sentence with a preposition. His response was, That is the sort of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.; An excessive attention to detail or rules; {n} pedantic behavior; The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning; {i} meticulousness; rigidity; scholastic arrogance; disapproval If you accuse someone of pedantry, you mean that you disapprove of them because they pay excessive attention to unimportant details or traditional rules, especially in connection with academic subjects; a ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning; inkhornism

pedantry

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ped·an·try

pedıntri

/ˈpedəntrē/ /ˈpɛdəntriː/

[ 'pe-d&n-trE ] (noun.) 1612. Confer French pédanterie.

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