ANECDOTE


Meaning of ANECDOTE in English

n. a short account (or painting etc.) of an entertaining or interesting incident. anecdotal adj. anecdotalist n. anecdotic adj. anecdotist n.

[ F anecdote or mod.L f. Gk anekdota things unpublished (as AN-(1), ekdotos f. ekdidomi publish) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.