"pedantess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pedantesses [plural]
Etymology: From pedant + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pedant|ess}} pedant + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} pedantess (plural pedantesses)
  1. (rare, obsolete) female equivalent of pedant Tags: feminine, form-of, obsolete, rare Form of: pedant

Inflected forms

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