How many syllables in pedant?

There are 2 syllables in the word pedant.

How to pronounce pedant:

pedant (noun):: noun. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.; one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge; a person who is concerned chiefly with insignificant detail or who relies too much on academic learning

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academician

bookman

bookworm

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dogmatist

educationist

educator

hairsplitter

instructor

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nit-picker

pedagog

pedagogue

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precisian

purist

quibbler

scholar

scholarly person

scholastic

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