ANECDOTAGE

Etymology 1

Noun

anecdotage (uncountable)

anecdotes considered as a group

Etymology 2

Noun

anecdotage (uncountable)

garrulous old age

Source: Wiktionary


An"ec*do`tage, n.

Definition: Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes. All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of lies. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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