About The Word Anecdote
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Anecdote
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What's The Definition Of Anecdote?
[n] short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Anecdote: Related Terms | Find terms related to Anecdote: 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 Unpublished narratives.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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