noun,pluralan·ec·dotesor, 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Late Greek, Greek anékdota things unpublished (referring especially to Procopius' unpublished memoirs of Justinian and Theodora), neuter plural of anékdotos, equivalent to an-an-1 + ékdotos given out, verbal adjective of ekdidónai to give out, publish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)
Each photograph is combined with stories or anecdotes about that specific animal and informative facts about their species.
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Rife with stunning photography and beautiful illustrations, Eicher delivers wonderfully written anecdotes, fun facts, and longer stories about discovery and innovation when it comes to galactic exploration.
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Armed with a seemingly endless supply of outrageous anecdotes, memorable analogies, puns and quips, he makes the thorny theoretical details of the quantum internet both entertaining and accessible.
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The idea that female world leaders were outperforming male ones was based on several high-profile anecdotes.
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I recommend the audiobook because the inflection matters and hammers home some of the anecdotes shared.
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The anecdote is a perfect parable for the power and ignorance of artistic patrons.
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In the same interview, he told an anecdote about what it means to be a good salesman.
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One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.
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A third post by Davis then took apart an anecdote Tyson told about George W. Bush, showing it to be false.
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That anecdote is blown out into a full-blown love story plot in the film.
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The gray man now commenced an anecdote, which I shall give in his own words.
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I repeat—for certain reasons—that I closed with an anecdote.
Essays on Paul Bourget|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The anecdote met with instantaneous success, and I hurried away into the dark.
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The anecdote appeared in the Noctes; it was made the subject of much joke and remark, and must have reached Wordsworth's ears.
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An anecdote which my father told us, characteristic of Mrs. Jackson, impressed my young mind very forcibly.
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British Dictionary definitions for anecdote
anecdote
/ (ˈænɪkˌdəʊt) /
noun
a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one
C17: from Medieval Latin anecdota unpublished items, from Greek anekdotos unpublished, from an- + ekdotos published, from ekdidonai, from ek- out + didonai to give