This is what dictionary.com said... ped·ant 1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. 2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. 3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. 4. Obsolete. a schoolmaster.
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Isn;t that like soe kind of sticker or something?
i think its someone who is like really smart and shows off how smart his is excessively and obnoxiously.
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This is what dictionary.com said...
ped·ant
1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.
3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.
4. Obsolete. a schoolmaster.
I liked Ben's comment. It's enlightening.
i think in regard to the play it is teh first defention of laurie's defention
Ok, I've got the answer. It says on page 76 that a "pedant" is a "schoolmaster." It's footnote 63.
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