/
ˈanɪkdəʊt/
n.
a short entertaining story about a real incident or person.
▸an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay.
Derivative
- anecdotal adj.
- anecdotalist n.
- anecdotally adv.
Etymology
C17: from Fr., or via mod. L. from Gk anekdota ‘things unpublished’.
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