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Synonyms for anecdote

Grammar : Noun
Spell : an-ik-doht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt

Top 10 synonyms for anecdote
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Définition of anecdote

Origin :
  • 1670s, "secret or private stories," from French anecdote (17c.) or directly from Greek anekdota "things unpublished," neuter plural of anekdotos, from an- "not" (see an-) + ekdotos "published," from ek- "out" + didonai "to give" (see date (n.1)).
  • Procopius' 6c. Anecdota, unpublished memoirs of Emperor Justinian full of court gossip, gave the word a sense of "revelation of secrets," which decayed in English to "brief, amusing stories" (1761).
  • noun interesting or amusing story
Example sentences :
  • In fact, a large portion of the whole book was built on that anecdote.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The old man completed this anecdote in tones that were slightly inflamed.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • This is, at least, the impression left on us by an anecdote told by Elwin.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • "I was in the drawing-room, enjoying my dinner," said Brillat-Savarin, beginning an anecdote.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • An anecdote relating to this garrison has been handed down to the present time.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Captives » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • I have often heard him rallied about this anecdote, and have often laughed at it.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete » by Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
  • This anecdote I have read in Gauvan's own handwriting, in a letter to his sister.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • I have this anecdote from an officer who heard her make use of that expression.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • Be that as it may, the anecdote is a good one, and "will do to keep."
  • Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various
  • I didn't want to hear her anecdote, especially as I saw she wanted to tell it.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
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