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anecdote
[ an-ik-doht ]
noun
- a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- a short, obscure historical or biographical account.
anecdote
/ ˈænɪkˌdəʊt /
noun
- a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one
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Derived Forms
- ˌanecˈdotic, adjective
- ˌanecˈdotalist, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anecdote1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anecdote1
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Example Sentences
In doing so, the vice president delighted the audience with a personal anecdote from his childhood as Joey Biden.
The anecdote is a perfect parable for the power and ignorance of artistic patrons.
Before we get off the phone, Kent stumbles and stammers until finding her footing in a heartwarming anecdote.
In the same interview, he told an anecdote about what it means to be a good salesman.
One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.
We were speaking of the faculty of mimicry, and he told me such a funny little anecdote about Chopin.
Never anticipate the point or joke of any anecdote told in your presence.
Somers related an anecdote, well worthy to be remembered, which had been preserved by tradition in the noble house of De Vere.
One traditional anecdote, and the brief history of Peter Ilich as an official is complete.
Compare this Norman with the hero of the following little anecdote which the Scotch tell.
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