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педант meaning in English

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педант noun
{m}

pedant [pedants](person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
noun
[UK: ˈpednt] [US: ˈpednt]

pettifogger [pettifoggers](Someone who quibbles)
noun
[UK: ˈpe.tɪ.fɒ.ɡə] [US: ˈpe.tɪ.ˌfɑː.ɡər]

precisionist(one who values precision)
noun
[UK: prɪˈsɪʒənɪst ] [US: priˈsɪʒənɪst ]

prig [prigs](a person showing exaggerated conformity)
noun
[UK: prɪɡ] [US: ˈprɪɡ]

педантизъм noun
{m}

pedantry(excessive attention to detail or rules)
noun
[UK: ˈpedn.tri] [US: ˈpe.dən.tri]

priggishnessnoun
[UK: ˈprɪ.ɡɪ.ʃnəs] [US: ˈprɪ.ɡɪ.ʃnəs]

punctilio [punctilios](exactness, strictness)
noun
[UK: pʌŋk.ˈtɪ.lɪəʊ] [US: pʌŋk.ˈtɪ.lɪo.ʊ]

педантичен adjective

donnish(bookish)
adjective
[UK: ˈdɒ.nɪʃ] [US: ˈdɒ.nɪʃ]

meticulous(characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details)
adjective
[UK: mɪ.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.ləs] [US: mə.ˈtɪ.kjə.ləs]

pedantic(like a pedant)
adjective
[UK: pɪ.ˈdæn.tɪk] [US: pə.ˈdæn.tɪk]

pernickety(paying undue attention to minor details)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈnɪk.ə.ti] [US: pə.ˈnɪk.ə.ti]

priggish(like a prig)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɪ.ɡɪʃ] [US: ˈprɪ.ɡɪʃ]

punctilious(precise)
adjective
[UK: pʌŋk.ˈtɪ.lɪəs] [US: pʌŋk.ˈtɪ.liəs]