Pedantics

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Pedantic details. plural, singular

    "I deal with this type of thing every day and while I do not go into pedantics we must have scientific evidence gathered in each area to put the problem into perspective."

  2. 2
    Pedantry; the quality of being pedantic. plural, singular

    "It would be far better if the expression of the view of the Senate were arrived at without the necessity for pedantics—although I am not suggesting that pedantics are involved in this case—or the tagging on of things."

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"I deal with this type of thing every day and while I do not go into pedantics we must have scientific evidence gathered in each area to put the problem into perspective."

Etymology

From pedantic + -ics.

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