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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"word": "pedanterie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"word": "viisastelu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"word": "rikkiviisaus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pédanterie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Pedanterie"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "dokisisofía",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δοκησισοφία"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "dikdûkei aniyût",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"word": "דקדוקי עניות"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hyeonhak",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"word": "현학"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pedantismo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "overly ambitious display of learning",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pedantería"
}
],
"word": "pedantry"
}
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