Pedantry
Pronunciation : Ped"ant*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. p?danterie.]
Definition : Defn: The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning. "This pedantry of quotation." Cowley. 'T is a practice that savors much of pedantry. Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913