Definition of anecdote Anecdote

/æˈnʌkdowˌt/ - [anukdowt] - an•ec•dote

We found 9 definitions of anecdote from 6 different sources.

What does anecdote mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: anecdotes

anecdote - short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

report, account a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

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Wiktionary

anecdote (Noun)
A short account of an incident, often humorous.
anecdote (Noun)
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
anecdote (Noun)
A previously untold secret account of an incident.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

anecdote (n.)
Unpublished narratives.
anecdote (n.)
A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

anecdote
A short account of an incident, often humorous.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

anecdote
an′ek-dōt, n. an incident of private life: a short story.—n. An′ecdotage, anecdotes collectively: garrulous old age.—adjs. An′ecdotal, Anecdot′ical, in the form of an anecdote. [Gr.; 'not published'—a, an, neg., and ekdotos, published—ek, out, and didonai, to give.]