anecdote
A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interestingA short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
» He began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
tell an anecdote
relate a short anecdote
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
(countable, uncountable)An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
(countable, uncountable)A previously untold secret account of an incident.
Anekdote, Anekdote
анекдо́тanekdót, эпизо́дepizód, слу́чайslúčaj
анекдо́тanekdót
Examples
33 sentencesHe began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.
I love my grandfather's anecdotes.
Я ціную анекдоти мого дідуся.
ruОбожаю анекдоты своего деда.
The plural of anecdote is data.
My grandfather tells hundreds of anecdotes.
deMein Großvater erzählt Hunderte von Anekdoten.
He always tells the same anecdotes.
deEr erzählt immer die gleichen Anekdoten.
Translations
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Origin
Late 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpLate 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).
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Forms
plural: anecdotesWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable