pedanticism

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noun

pedantry

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Meanings

nounpedanticism (countable and uncountable, plural pedanticisms)

plural pedanticisms

  1. countableuncountablepedantry

    Yet her dance-and-music spectacle, ending with the phrase “You need to rebel against negativity,” teems with pedanticism.

    2008 April 7, Gia Kourlas, “E-Moting, E-Volving and Tipping Toward Tap”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pedantism

Origin

From pedantic + -ism.

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APA

pedanticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedanticism

MLA

“pedanticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedanticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedanticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedanticism.

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