pedant: Meaning and Definition of

ped•ant

Pronunciation: (ped'nt), [key]
— n.
  1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
  2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.
  3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.
  4. a schoolmaster.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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pedal steel guitar pedantic
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