anecdote
English
/ˈæ.nɪk.doʊt/
noun
Definitions
- A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
- An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
- A previously untold secret account of an incident.
Etymology
Borrowed from French anecdote derived from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (accounts unpublished).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀνέκδοτος
Gloss
accounts unpublished
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anecdotage English
- anecdotal English
- anecdotalism English
- anecdotalist English
- anecdotality English
- anecdotalize English
- anecdotally English
- anecdoter English
- anecdotic English
- anecdotical English
- anecdotically English
- anecdotish English
- anecdotist English
- anecdotive English
- nonanecdotal English
- anecdota Latin
- anecdotum Latin
- Anekdote German
- anekdote Dutch, Flemish
- anecdote French
- anecdotique French
- анекдо́т Russian
- анекдот Russian
- anecdotario Spanish, Castilian
- anecdótico Spanish, Castilian
- anécdota Spanish, Castilian
- ἀνέκδοτα Ancient Greek
- ἀνέκδοτος Ancient Greek
- anekdote Norwegian Bokmål
- anekdote Norwegian Nynorsk
- anegdota Serbo-Croatian
- anekdote Latvian
- אַנעקדאָט Yiddish