anecdote
[ an-ik-doht ]
/ ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt /
noun, plural an·ec·dotes or for 2, an·ec·do·ta [an-ik-doh-tuh] /ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊ tə/.
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
a short, obscure historical or biographical account.
Origin of anecdote
1670–80; < New Latin
anecdota or French
anecdotes < Late Greek, Greek
anékdota things unpublished (referring especially to Procopius' unpublished memoirs of Justinian and Theodora), neuter plural of
anékdotos, equivalent to
an-
an-1 +
ékdotos given out, verbal adjective of
ekdidónai to give out, publish (
ek-
ec- +
didónai to give)
Words nearby anecdote
ane,
anear,
anecdata,
anecdotage,
anecdotal,
anecdote,
anecdotic,
anecdotist,
anecdysis,
anechoic,
anectasis
Example sentences from the Web for anecdote
British Dictionary definitions for anecdote
anecdote
/ (ˈænɪkˌdəʊt) /
noun
a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one
Derived forms of anecdote
anecdotic, adjective anecdotalist or anecdotist, nounWord Origin for anecdote
C17: from Medieval Latin
anecdota unpublished items, from Greek
anekdotos unpublished, from
an- +
ekdotos published, from
ekdidonai, from
ek- out +
didonai to give