Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Pedantic.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. The geometry teacher was a pedant.

    ruУчитель геометрии был педантом. — odexed

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  2. He is what is called a pedant.

    deEr ist das, was man einen Pedanten nennt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Vanya is an even bigger pedant than I am.

    ruВаня ещё больший педант, чем я. — marafon

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  4. He's a pedant.

    ruОн педант. — marafon

    deEr ist ein Pedant. — freddy1

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  5. I'm a pedant.

    ruЯ педант. — marafon

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Origin

From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant

From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pedagogypedalB2pedanticB2pedantrypeddlepeddler
pedant — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto