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an·ec·dote  (nk-dt)

n.

1. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.

2. pl. an·ec·dotes or an·ec·do·ta (-dt) Secret or hitherto undivulged particulars of history or biography.

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[French, from Greek anekdota, unpublished items : an-, not; see a-¹ + ekdota, neuter pl. of ekdotos, published (from ekdidonai, ekdo-, to publish : ek-, out; see ecto- + didonai, to give; see d- in Indo-European roots).]

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anecdote

Noun

a short amusing account of an incident [Greek anekdotos not published]

anecdotal adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anecdote - short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

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anecdote

noun story, tale, sketch, short story, yarn, reminiscence, urban myth, urban legend

Translations

anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] n → anécdota

anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] n → anecdote f

anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] n → Anekdote f

anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] n → aneddoto

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anecdote

n anecdote [ˈӕnikdout]

a short amusing story, especially a true one He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.staaltjieحِكايَة، نِادِرَة، مُلحهаекдотanekdotaanekdotedie Anekdoteανέκδοτοanécdotaanekdootحکایتkaskuanecdoteבּדִיחָהउपाख्यानanegdotaanekdotaanekdot, leluconatvikssaga; stutt frásögnaneddoto逸話일화juokingas nutikimas, anekdotasanekdoteanekdotanekdoteanekdote, kort historieanegdotaanedotaanec­dotăанекдотanekdotaanekdotaanegdotaanekdotเรื่องราวanekdot軼事анекдотحکایت ، کہانیgiai thoại轶事