ANECDOTA

Etymology

Noun

anecdota

plural of anecdoton

plural of anecdotum

Anagrams

• cane toad

Source: Wiktionary


ANECDOTE

An"ec*dote, n. Etym: [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. Dose, n.]

1. pl.

Definition: Unpublished narratives. Burke.

2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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