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      pedants
      noun
      A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
      A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
      (archaic) A teacher or schoolmaster.
      verb
      (rare, humorous) To be or act as a pedant.
      adjective
      Pedantic.
      Words related to pedants
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