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[DIV class=def] [SPAN class=orth]ped·antry[/SPAN][SPAN class=pron] ([SPAN class=symb]ped′'n trē[/SPAN])[/SPAN]
[DIV class="entry dict"] [SPAN class=pos]noun[/SPAN] [SPAN class=infl]pl. [SPAN class=orth][A class=ref href="/pedantries"]pedantries[/A] -·ries[/SPAN][/SPAN]
[OL class=sense] [LI]the qualities, practices, etc. of a pedant; ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this[/LI] [LI]an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms[/LI]dantry definition [/OL][/DIV][/DIV]
[DIV class=def] [SPAN class=orth]ped·antry[/SPAN][SPAN class=pron] ([SPAN class=symb]ped′'n trē[/SPAN])[/SPAN]
[DIV class="entry dict"] [SPAN class=pos]noun[/SPAN] [SPAN class=infl]pl. [SPAN class=orth][A class=ref href="/pedantries"]pedantries[/A] -·ries[/SPAN][/SPAN]
[OL class=sense] [LI]the qualities, practices, etc. of a pedant; ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this[/LI] [LI]an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms[/LI][/OL][/DIV][/DIV][/SPAN] [P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal][SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"][/SPAN]
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