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anecdote
- /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/ UK
- [ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʉt] Australia
- [ˈɛn.əkˌdɐʉt] New Zealand
- /ˈæn.ɪkˌdoʊt/ Canada, US
- [ˈɛən.ɪkˌdoʊt] Canada, US
Where it comes from
Late 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).
Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others.
noun anecdotes · anecdota · anecdoton · anecdotum
- A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. tell an anecdote
- 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 anecdotes · anecdoting · anecdoted · anecdota · anecdoton
- To tell anecdotes (about). They were all men of the same set, knowing one another intimately, and knowing the same people; so they fell to talking and anecdoting in such pleasant wise that dinner-time approached […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: story, tale, history, incident, record, fun, joke, narrative, episode, account, chronicle, report, legend, parable, yarn, vignette
Translations
Every language
noun short account of an incident
| Español | anécdota, chascarrillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일화 ilhwa |
| 日本語 | 逸話 itsuwa |
| 中文 | 逸事 yìshì, 軼事 /轶事 yìshì, 逸話 /逸话 yìhuà |
| Português | anedota |
| Français | anecdote |
| Deutsch | Anekdote |
| Italiano | aneddoto |
| Ελληνικά | ανέκδοτο anékdoto |
| Română | anecdotă |
| Русский | анекдо́т anekdót, эпизо́д epizód, слу́чай slúčaj, заба́вная исто́рия zabávnaja istórija |
| Tiếng Việt | giai thoại |
| العربية | نَادِرَة nādira, أُطْرُوفَة ʔuṭrūfa, أُفْكُوهَة ʔufkūha, طُرْفَة ṭurfa, فُكَاهَة fukāha, لَطِيفَة laṭīfa |
| עברית | אַנֵקְדוֹטָה anekdóta |
Talk about this word "anecdote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anecdote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anecdote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anecdote "anecdote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anecdote.Cite this
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title = {anecdote},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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