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Pedant
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pedant pédant
German
Etymology
de fr pédant schoolmaster, from de it pedante, from de grc παιδεία.
Pronunciation
de /peˈdant/
de De-Pedant.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ant 2
Noun
m.weak in
pedant person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
Man sage nicht, Schulmeister haben kein Herz und seien verknöcherte und entseelte Pedanten!
Declension
m.weak
Related terms
de Pedanterie
de pedantisch
de Pedantismus
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