pedantry in the PONS Dictionary

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Yes, if pedantry and technicalities prevail.
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The work had its detractors, with some writers criticising it for repulsive pedantry and overbearing assertions, as well as incorrect citations to works that were later discredited.
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But while the debate is centred on semantics, it is more than mere academic pedantry.
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Pedantry can also be an indication of specific developmental disorders.
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Her energy and capriciousness grated on his nerves, while his pedantry and rigidity frustrated her.
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My stance here is not one of supercilious grammatical pedantry.
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Coward makes fun of egocentric actors and the pedantry of committees.
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He hints and cajoles; this is poetry rather than pedantry.
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It can also degenerate into pedantry, which is intellectual rigour applied to no particular end, except perhaps self-importance.
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Despite this his work reveals a sure and brilliant hand, free from any trace of pedantry.
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