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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespedante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peˈdante
"È un professore molto pedante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
"His editor was a notorious pedant who corrected every minor inconsistency in the manuscript." - 2
A meticulous person who insists on absolute accuracy or adherence to formal requirements.
"Don't be such a pedant; everyone understood what she meant by the phrase."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 16th-century Italian 'pedante', meaning a schoolmaster or teacher, likely from the Old Italian 'pedagogante'. Over time, the meaning shifted from a simple educator to someone excessively concerned with minor details, rules, and academic learning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pedant" is said worldwide
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pédant
Transliteration: peˈdɑ̃
"C'est un pédant qui passe son temps à corriger les autres."
Erbsenzähler
Transliteration: ˈɛʁpsn̩ˌt͡sɛːlɐ
"Sei kein Erbsenzähler und lass uns die Arbeit beenden."
pedante
Transliteration: peˈdante
"È un professore molto pedante."
pedante
Transliteration: peˈdante
"No seas tan pedante con las reglas de gramática."
pedante
Transliteration: peˈdɐ̃.tʃi
"Ele tem uma postura pedante que irrita os colegas."
पंडितंन्य
Transliteration: paṇḍitanya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह हर छोटी बात पर ध्यान देने वाला व्यक्ति है।"
学究
Transliteration: xué jiū
Script: 中文汉字
"他是一个吹毛求疵的学究。"
현학가
Transliteration: hyeon-hak-ga
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 사소한 것에 집착하는 현학가이다."
ペダント
Transliteration: pedanto
Script: 日本語
"彼は重箱の隅をつ突くようなペダントだ。"
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