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anecdotage

1 American  
[an-ik-doh-tij] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪdʒ /

noun

  1. anecdotes collectively.

anecdotage 2 American  
[an-ik-doh-tij] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪdʒ /

noun

Facetious.

  1. the state of being advanced in age and strongly inclined to tell reminiscent anecdotes.

    Grandfather is in his anecdotage.
anecdotage British  
/ ˈænɪkˌdəʊtɪdʒ /

noun

  1. anecdotes collectively

  2. humorous talkative or garrulous old age

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Etymology

Origin of anecdotage1

First recorded in 1815–25; anecdote + -age

Origin of anecdotage2

1815–25; blend of anecdote and dotage

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

Never mind the evidence, accept my anecdotage: this weather's not right.

From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2013

How to explain the timeless appeal of Little Ron in his anecdotage?

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2010

Anecdotage is a deliberate coinage ascribed to John Wilkes— "When a man fell into his anecdotage, it was a sign for him to retire from the world."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

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