From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanecdotean‧ec‧dote /ˈænɪkdəʊt $ -doʊt/ ●○○ noun [countable] STORYa short story based on your personal experience The book is full of amusing anecdotes about his life in Japan.
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anecdote• Then she told an anecdote that would turn out to have prophetic resonance.• But now I shall leave you with one final anecdote which impinges on both issues of morale and moral fibre.• The letters section offers a feast of anecdotes about Mozart.• In language presentation and practice there should be a story of some kind or a series of anecdotes or incidents.• Like an amiable but daffy uncle, he repeatedly hangs himself with his own anecdotes.• It is also chock-full of personal anecdotes.• Personal anecdotes have no place in an academic essay.• But he illustrates his points with telling anecdotes that make good, and fast, reading.Origin anecdote (1700-1800) French Latin anekdota “things not published”, from ekdidonai “to publish” 