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Word: Anecdote
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from French, or via modern Latin from Greek anekdota ‘things unpublished’, from an- ‘not’ + ekdotos, from ekdidōnai ‘publish’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈanɪkdəʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Short Definition:short amusing or interesting story
Examples:- he told anecdotes about his job
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