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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
Derived Forms
- ˌanecˈdotic, adjective
- ˌanecˈdotalist, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of anecdote1
Word History and Origins
Origin of anecdote1
Example Sentences
The former CVA employees shared several anecdotes involving Hegseth, including one where he got allegedly got drunk on an official tour of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in 2015 and began chanting “Kill All Muslims!”
In one of the book’s most telling anecdotes, a 14-year-old White is grounded by his mother after an argument.
The inciting incident onstage — a school bully makes fun of the young girl’s condition, and her brother vengefully punches him in the face — is inspired by an actual anecdote.
Veering off down memory lane, the actor regaled the crowd with an anecdote about "Rocky," using it as a segue to equate Trump with an even bigger historical figure, the son of God.
Because of his omnipresence in Hollywood, Jones became a repository of gossip and anecdotes.
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