pedanticism

pe·dan·ti·cism

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-dan-tuh-siz-uh m]
- /pəˈdæn təˌsɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-dan-tuh-siz-uh m]
- /pəˈdæn təˌsɪz əm/

Definitions of pedanticism word

abbreviation PEDANTICISM pedantry. 1
noun pedanticism pedantry; an instance of being pedantic 0

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Origin of pedanticism

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; pedantic + -ism

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Parts of speech for Pedanticism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pedanticism

pedanticism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pedanticism usage trend in Literature

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