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   An·ec·dote

   /ˈanəkˌdōt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person: "told anecdotes about his job"
   • ▪ an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay: "his wife's death has long been the subject of rumor and anecdote"
   • ▪ the depiction of a minor narrative incident in a painting: "the use of inversions of hierarchy, anecdote, and paradox by Magritte, Dali, and others"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French, or via modern Latin from Greek anekdota ‘things unpublished’, from an- ‘not’ + ekdotos, from ekdidōnai ‘publish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. anecdotic adjective
   • 2. anecdotist noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANECDOTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a short, often amusing story about an event, usually involving a particular person: He told some funny anecdotes about famous people. (Definition of anecdote from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › anecdoteAnecdote - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   anecdote / antidote. An anecdote is a funny little story; an antidote counteracts poison. Tell someone an anecdote about your close encounter with a rattlesnake and how the cute park ranger had to get you the antidote for snake venom right away. A short, amusing true story is an anecdote.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishanecdote noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   a personal account of an event. This research is based on anecdote, not fact. Definition of anecdote noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryANECDOTE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   6 days ago · An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened. He was telling them an anecdote about their mother. American English : anecdote / ˈænɪkdoʊt /

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishANECDOTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened . Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother. He has a talent for recollection and anecdote. Anecdotes are individual accounts of something that are not reliable evidence .

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANECDOTE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   a short story that you tell someone about something that happened to you or someone else: a speech full of anecdotes. anecdotal. adjective uk / ˌænɪkˈdəʊt ə l / us. consisting of things that people have said, and not facts: anecdotal evidence. (Definition of anecdote from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishanecdote noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of anecdote noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.