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pedant

/ˈpɛdnt/

អ្នកអួតចំណេះ

  1. noun អ្នកអួតចំណេះ, អ្នកប្រកាន់ក្បួនហួសហេតុ
    a person who is excessively concerned with minor rules, details, or academic learning
    មនុស្សដែលប្រកាន់ក្បួនខ្នាតតូចតាច ឬអួតចំណេះដឹងហួសហេតុ
    He is such a pedant that he corrects everyone's grammar.
    គាត់ជាមនុស្សប្រកាន់ក្បួនពេក រហូតដល់កែកំហុសវេយ្យាករណ៍របស់អ្នកដទៃគ្រប់គ្នា។

Synonyms: purist, doctrinaire, formalist

Forms: pedants

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.