See also: pedant and pédant

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pédant (literally schoolmaster), from Italian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈdant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

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Pedant m (weak, genitive Pedanten, plural Pedanten, feminine Pedantin)

  1. pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)

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