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Etymology
From the Greek ανέκδο�α (anekdota), accounts unpublished; from αν- (an-), not + εκδ��α (ekdota), published accounts.

Pronunciation
audio|En-us-anecdote.ogg|audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A short account of an incident, often humorous.
2. A previously untold, secret account of an incident.

Derived terms
anecdotal
anecdotalism
anecdotally
anecdotic
anecdotist

Translations

trans-top|short account of an incident
Croatian: t-|hr|anegdota|f
Finnish: t-|fi|anekdootti, t+|fi|kasku
German: Anekdote f
Greek: t+|el|ανέκδο�ο|n|sc=Grek
Icelandic: t-|is|atvikssaga|f, t-|is|stutt frásögn|f, t-|is|anekdóta|f
Ido: anekdoto
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Portuguese: t+|pt|anedota|f
Spanish: t+|es|anécdota|f
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trans-top|previously untold, secret account of an incident
German: Anekdote f
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French

Pronunciation
IPA|/a.n�k.d�t/
SAMPA|/a.nEk.dOt/

Noun
fr-noun|f

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