pedantry in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pedantry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pedantry <pl pedantries> [Am ˈpɛd(ə)ntri, Brit ˈpɛd(ə)ntri] N U or C

pedantry

pedantería f

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pedantry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pedantry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pedantry <-ies> [ˈpedəntri] N pej

pedantry

pedantería f

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Cautiousness and ardent passion, dry pedantry and piety, morality and sensuality; simplicity and ostentation composed his nature; and, hence, his literary productions never attained artistic finish.

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Insisting on getting this language right isn't an academic exercise in pedantry.

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Yes, if pedantry and technicalities prevail.

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But while the debate is centred on semantics, it is more than mere academic pedantry.

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Her energy and capriciousness grated on his nerves, while his pedantry and rigidity frustrated her.

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Complaining about the graphics is really just pedantry.

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Pedantry can also be an indication of specific developmental disorders.

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Coward makes fun of egocentric actors and the pedantry of committees.

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Many people shun them because they reek of the old-fashioned schoolroom -- chalk and grammatical pedantry and schoolmasters in tweed jackets with inadequate personal hygiene.

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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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