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Anecdote

Anecdote Meaning & Definition
Anecdote Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anecdote?

[n] short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

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See Also | account | report

Anecdote In Webster's Dictionary

\An"ec*dote\, n. [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. ? not published; 'an priv. + ? given out, ? to give out, to publish; ? out + ? to give. See {Dose}, n.] 1. pl. Unpublished narratives. --Burke. 2. 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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