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anecdote
What does anecdote mean?
anecdote (noun): a short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce anecdote?
/ˈænəkˌdoʊt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does anecdote come from?
Late 17th c., from French anecdote.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to anecdote
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “anecdote” mean?
a short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting
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a judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one
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the property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality
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a man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance
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