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PEDANTRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pedantry" is a kind of...):
fanfare; flash; ostentation (a gaudy outward display)
Derivation:
pedantic (marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects)
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