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non-pedantic

adj

Etymology

From non- + pedantic.

  1. derived from pedante — “a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”
  2. borrowed from pedant
  3. formed as pedantic — “pedant + -ic”
  4. prefixed as non-pedantic — “non + pedantic”

Definitions

  1. Not pedantic.

    • The very site of our Abbey was identical, or nearly so, with the heathen temple of Sul, and the city then dedicated to that goddess, and called Aquæ Sulis (not Solis, if Mr. Barham and non-pedantic antiquaries may be relied on).
    • The developing organisms seem to be very non-pedantic in their attitude to the formal categories.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA