anecdote
IPA: ˈænʌkdoʊt
noun
- A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
- An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
- A previously untold secret account of an incident.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).
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Examples of "anecdote" in Sentences
- The anecdotes were dull.
- The anecdotes in the article seem fabricated.
- What was the reference for the Berlin anecdote
- An anecdote will illustrate his unbending resolution.
- Frosty turned the story into a humorous anecdote on the air.
- He was a convivial person, and many anecdotes reveal his sense of humour.
- The definition must entertain why the main story is erroneous not the anecdote.
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