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anecdote
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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.

[French, from Greek anekdota, unpublished items : an-, not; see a-1 + ekdota, neuter pl.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).]

anecdote
Noun
a short amusing account of an incident [Greek anekdotos not published]
anecdotal adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"

anecdote
Translations

anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] nanécdota
anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] nanecdote f
anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] nAnekdote f
anecdote [ˈænɪkdəut] naneddoto

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

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