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PEDANTRIES
Noun
pedantries
plural of pedantry
Anagrams
• depainters, pedestrian, prestained, præsident
Source: Wiktionary
PEDANTRY
Ped"ant*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pédanterie.]
Definition: The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning. "This pedantry of quotation." Cowley. 'T is a practice that savors much of pedantry. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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