pédant
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian pedante, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pédant m (plural pédants, feminine pédante)
- (obsolete) schoolmaster
- pedant; pretentious person
Descendants
[edit]- → German: Pedant
Adjective
[edit]pédant (feminine pédante, masculine plural pédants, feminine plural pédantes)
Further reading
[edit]- “pédant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.