[ˈpɛdnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
(e.g: the royal palace (some pedants would say the ex-royal palace))


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French pédant, from Italian pedante, perhaps from the first element of Latin paedogogus (see pedagogue)