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Meaning of Anecdote | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt

Definitions

A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
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.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية النّادرة طرفة نادرة نكتة

Bosanski anegdota анегдота

Deutsch Anekdote Döneken

Ελληνικά ανέκδοτο

Suomi anekdootti juttu kasku paljastus

Français anecdote anecdote

Gàidhlig naidheachd

Hrvatski anegdota анегдота

Bahasa Indonesia anekdot

日本語秘史逸事逸話

한국어 구라 삽화 이야기 일화

Kurdî anekdot

Latina anecdotum

Latviešu anekdote

Polski anegdota dykteryjka facecja

Српски anegdota анегдота

Svenska anekdot

ไทย ชวนหัว เรื่องขำขัน

Türkçe fıkra kıssa

Українська анекдот

Tiếng Việt dật sự giai thoại

Examples

“tell ⟳ an anecdote”

“relate ⟳ a short anecdote”

“Like ⟳ all travellers, he is full of anecdote, and has at his command the rarest news of the time. […] Generous, convivial, and full of anecdote, the mercantile agent is a good companion, and his conversation never fails to make ⟳ glad and jocund the society of that otherwise dullest of places, an English stage ⟳ coach.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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Meaning of Anecdote | Babel Free

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