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pedant

ped.ant \'ped-*nt\ \p*-'dant-ik\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ n [MF, fr. It pedante] 1: a 
   schoolmaster esp. in a petty school  2a: one who parades his learning  2b: 
   one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the prese 
   ntation or use of knowledge 2c: a formalist or precisionist in teaching  - 
   pe.dan.tic aj