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1. (n.) anecdote
a short account of an incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical.
Etymology: (1670–80; < NL anecdota or F anecdotes < LGk, Gk anékdota things unpublished)
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| Definition of 'anecdote' |
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1. (noun) anecdote
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
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1. (noun) anecdote
a short true story
anecdotes about army life
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1. (noun) anecdote
unpublished narratives
2. (noun) anecdote
a particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life
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Sense: a short amusing story, especially a true one
He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.
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 Afrikaans: staaltjie |
 Arabic: حِكايَة، نِادِرَة، مُلحه |
 Bulgarian: аекдот |
 Brazilian: anedota |
 Czech: anekdota |
 German: die Anekdote |
 Danish: anekdote |
 Greek: ανέκδοτο |
 Spanish: anécdota |
 Estonian: anekdoot |
 Farsi: حکایت |
 Finnish: anekdootti |
 French: anecdote |
 Hebrew: בּדִיחָה |
 Hindi: उपाख्यान |
 Croatian: anegdota |
 Hungarian: anekdota |
 Indonesian: anekdot, lelucon |
 Icelandic: atvikssaga; stutt frásögn |
 Italian: aneddoto |
 Japanese: 逸話 |
 Korean: 일화 |
 Lithuanian: juokingas nutikimas, anek |
 Latvian: anekdote |
 Malay: anekdot |
 Dutch: anekdote |
 Norwegian: anekdote, kort historie |
 Polish: anegdota |
 Persian: حکایت |
 Pashto: حکایت ، کیسه |
 Portuguese: anedota |
 Romanian: anecdotă |
 Russian: анекдот |
 Slovak: anekdota |
 Slovenian: anekdota |
 Serbian: anegdota |
 Swedish: anekdot |
 Thai: เรื่องราวขำขัน |
 Turkish: anekdot |
 Taiwanese: 軼事 |
 Ukrainian: анекдот |
 Urdu: حکایت ، کہانی |
 Vietnamese: giai thoại |
 Chinese: 轶事 |
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