Shakespearean Imagination

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It's Wednesday again, which means another installment of Shakespearean Imagination!

Without further ado, today’s word is:

pedant : ped•ant / ˈpednt / (noun):

noun
- A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.


Synonyms: dogmatist - purist – literalist – formalist - doctrinaire - perfectionist


First seen in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (written 1593 - 1594). The full text of the play may be found here.