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anecdotic

[ an-ik-dot-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1780–90; anecdote + -ic

It was soon perceived, through comparisons easily made, that these scenes were not anecdotic.

The style is agreeably anecdotic, and the numerous woodcuts are quaint and graphic.'

Even anecdotic etymologies accepted by the most cautious modern authorities do not always inspire complete confidence.

The figures in the former position are religious and supernatural, those in the interior historical and anecdotic.

Two elements in these books are sharply contrasted, the political and the anecdotic.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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