pedantry

🇺🇸 /ˈpedntri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpedntri/
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noun
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excessive concern with minor details or rules

His pedantry in correcting every grammar mistake was starting to annoy his colleagues.

translation

n. excessive concern with minor details or rules

Word Forms

Plural pedantries