ANECDOTE

anecdote

(noun) short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

anecdote (third-person singular simple present anecdotes, present participle anecdoting, simple past and past participle anecdoted)

(ambitransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).

Anagrams

• encoated, toe dance, toe-dance, toedance

Source: Wiktionary

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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Definition: Unpublished narratives.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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