anecdotage
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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anecdotes collectively
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humorous talkative or garrulous old age
Etymology
Origin of anecdotage1
First recorded in 1815–25; anecdote + -age
Origin of anecdotage2
Example Sentences
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A long conversation is always punctuated by hilarious anecdotage, delivered with the relish of a true raconteur, but also a sense of melancholy and loss.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2019
They were simply an opportunity to spend time with a good storyteller, a droll soul with the skills to turn even the flimsiest bits of real-life anecdotage into pleasurable reading material.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2017
How to explain the timeless appeal of Little Ron in his anecdotage?
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2010
If I had reflected some of his anecdotage back to him, perhaps he would have said, "Don't be a big numptie, it's a joke."
From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2010
This remark is one of the curiosities of musical anecdotage.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
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