anecdote
(noun) short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anecdote (plural anecdotes)
A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
A previously untold secret account of an incident.
anecdote (third-person singular simple present anecdotes, present participle anecdoting, simple past and past participle anecdoted)
(ambitransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).
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Source: Wiktionary
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Definition: Unpublished narratives.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
4 April 2025
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