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noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | ||||||||
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noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • (informal) small and of little importance • contemptibly narrow in outlook | ||||||||
31% | 5 | Nitpicking amounts | ||||||
noun • a tiny or scarcely detectable amount • the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet | ||||||||
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