Definitions for anecdote
ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊtanec·dote

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. anecdotenoun

   short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. anecdotenoun

   A short account of an incident, often humorous.

2. anecdotenoun

   An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

3. anecdotenoun

   A previously untold secret account of an incident.

4. Etymology: Late 17th century, from anecdote, from ἀνέκδοτος, from ἀν- (English an-) + ἔκδοτος, from ἐκδίδωμι, from ἐκ- + δίδωμι.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anecdotenoun

   Something yet unpublished; secret history.

   Etymology: ἀνέϰδοτον.

   Some modern ancedotes aver,
   He nodded in his elbow-chair. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anecdote

   An anecdote is "a story with a point", such as to communicate an abstract idea about a person, place, or thing through the concrete details of a short narrative or to characterize by delineating a specific quirk or trait. Occasionally humorous, anecdotes differ from jokes because their primary purpose is not simply to provoke laughter but to reveal a truth more general than the brief tale itself.Anecdotes may be real or fictional; the anecdotal digression is a common feature of literary works and even oral anecdotes typically involve subtle exaggeration and dramatic shape designed to entertain the listener. An anecdote is always presented as the recounting of a real incident involving actual people and usually in an identifiable place. In the words of Jürgen Hein, they exhibit "a special realism" and "a claimed historical dimension" .

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1. anecdote

   An anecdote is a short, interesting or amusing story about a real incident or person, often told to illustrate a point or support an argument. It is typically based on personal experiences or observations and is frequently used in casual conversations, speeches or writings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Anecdotenoun

   unpublished narratives

2. Anecdotenoun

   a particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life

3. Etymology: [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. not published; 'an priv. + given out, to give out, to publish; out + to give. See Dose, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anecdote

   An anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting account, which may depict a real incident or person. Anecdotes can be as brief as the setting and provocation of a bon mot. An anecdote is always presented as based in a real incident involving actual persons, whether famous or not, usually in an identifiable place. However, over time, modification in reuse may convert a particular anecdote to a fictional piece, one that is retold but is "too good to be true". Sometimes humorous, anecdotes are not jokes, because their primary purpose is not simply to evoke laughter, but to reveal a truth more general than the brief tale itself, or to delineate a character trait in such a light that it strikes in a flash of insight to its very essence. Novalis observed "An anecdote is a historical element — a historical molecule or epigram". A brief monologue beginning "A man pops in a bar..." will be a joke. A brief monologue beginning "Once J. Edgar Hoover popped in a bar..." will be an anecdote. An anecdote thus is closer to the tradition of the parable than the patently invented fable with its animal characters and generic human figures— but it is distinct from the parable in the historical specificity which it claims.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anecdote

   an′ek-dōt, n. an incident of private life: a short story.—n. An′ecdotage, anecdotes collectively: garrulous old age.—adjs. An′ecdotal, Anecdot′ical, in the form of an anecdote. [Gr.; 'not published'—a, an, neg., and ekdotos, published—ek, out, and didonai, to give.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of anecdote in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of anecdote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of anecdote in a Sentence

1. William Ellery Channing:

   One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

2. Billy Dunn:

   Anecdote and emotion do not change the data.

3. Rand Paul:

   I think it's an important question and I don't think it's a historical anecdote. I don't think it's something that's a hypothetical question.

4. Joe Brettell:

   There's always a desire in highly staged events like these debates especially to try to capture that human moment, it is very difficult for a candidate who has been coached for months to have three talking points and an anecdote to then at the end of the debate, while fully mentally exhausted, relate something that is often actually awkward.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   I'm not, you know, blaming her for anything, but she should be thinking twice about propagating information that really has no basis as except a one-off anecdote. And that's not what science is all about.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anecdote
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anecdote
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=anecdote
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdote
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anecdote
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=anecdote
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=anecdote