PEDANT


Meaning of PEDANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ped(ə)nt ]

( pedants)

If you say that someone is a pedant , you mean that they are too concerned with unimportant details or traditional rules, especially in connection with academic subjects.

I am no pedant and avoid being dogmatic concerning English grammar and expression.

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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