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• Anecdote — 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 Unpublished narratives.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. [1913 Webster] 2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anecdote — [n] interesting or amusing story chestnut*, episode, fairy tale*, fish story*, gag*, incident, long and short of it*, narration, narrative, old chestnut*, recital, relation, reminiscence, short story, sketch, tale, tall story*, tall tale*, yarn;… …   New thesaurus

• Anecdote — For other uses, see Anecdota. : For a comparison of anecdote with other kinds of stories, see Myth, legend, fairy tale, and fable. An anecdote is a short tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the… …   Wikipedia

• interesting — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ prove ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• anecdote — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amusing, entertaining, humorous, interesting ▪ telling ▪ The biographer provides a telling anecdote about the President s actions at this time. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• anecdote — UK [ˈænɪkˌdəʊt] / US [ˈænəkˌdoʊt] noun [countable] Word forms anecdote : singular anecdote plural anecdotes a story that you tell people about something interesting or funny that has happened to you Joe kept us entertained with anecdotes about… …   English dictionary

• anecdote — n. a short account (or painting etc.) of an entertaining or interesting incident. Derivatives: anecdotal adj. anecdotalist n. anecdotic adj. anecdotist n. Etymology: F anecdote or mod.L f. Gk anekdota things unpublished (as AN (1), ekdotos f.… …   Useful english dictionary

• anecdote — noun (plural anecdotes; also anecdota) Etymology: French, from Greek anekdota unpublished items, from neuter plural of anekdotos unpublished, from a + ekdidonai to publish, from ex out + didonai to give more at ex , date Date: 1686 a usually… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• anecdote — /an ik doht /, n. a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical. [1670 80; < NL anecdota or F anecdotes < LGk, Gk anékdota things unpublished (referring esp. to Procopius unpublished… …   Universalium

• anecdote — an|ec|dote [ ænək,dout ] noun count a story that you tell people about something interesting or funny that has happened to you …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• anecdote — an·ec·dote || ænɪkdəʊt n. short narrative describing an interesting or amusing incident …   English contemporary dictionary