anecdote
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- anecdota (only attested in the plural (anecdotae), probably non-standard)
- anecdoton (Grecian)
- anecdotum (rare, Latinate)
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anekdotos), “‘accounts unpublished’”) < ἀν- (an-), “‘negative prefix’”) + ἔκδοτος (ekdotos), “‘published’”) < ἐκδίδωμι (ekdidōmi), “‘I publish’”) < ἐκ- (ek), “‘out’”) + δίδωμι (didōmi), “‘I give’”).
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[edit] Noun
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anecdote (plural anecdotes)
[edit] Derived terms
- anecdotage
- anecdotal
- anecdotalism
- anecdotally
- anecdotard
- anecdotarian
- anecdoter
- anecdotic
- anecdotical
- anecdotish (rare)
- anecdotist
- anecdotive (rare)
- anecdotographer
[edit] Translations
short account of an incident
previously untold, secret account of an incident
[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
anecdote f. (plural anecdotes)