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Noun: pedant  pe-d(u)nt
  1. A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
    - bookworm, scholastic

Derived forms: pedants

See also: pedantic

Type of: bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student

Encyclopedia: Pedant

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