how to pronounce pedantry

/ˈpɛdəntɹiː/

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pedantry is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of pedantry

noun:

An overly ambitious display of learning.
An excessive attention to detail or rules.
An instance of such behaviour.

pedantry frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pedantry occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics pedantry can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pedantry can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;