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pedants
noun
(ped-ant)
one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
pedants
noun
(ped-ant)
one who makes a show of knowledge
pedants
noun
(ped-ant)
a formalist or precisionist in teaching
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