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scholastic

DEFINITIONS OF: scholastic

1

adj of or relating to schools

“scholastic year”

adj of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism

“scholastic philosophy”

n a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

Synonyms:
bookworm, pedant
Types:
purist
someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
Type of:
bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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