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Meaning of anecdote in English
Pronunciation
/ˈænəkˌdoʊt/
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Noun
anecdote
Etymology
late 17th century: from French, or via modern Latin from Greek anekdota‘things unpublished’, from an-‘not’ + ekdotos, from ekdidōnai‘publish’
Definitions
1.
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)