PEDANTRY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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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