transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-nik-ˌdōt ]
noun
( plural anecdotes also an·ec·dota ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tə)
Etymology: French, from Greek anekdota unpublished items, from neuter plural of anekdotos unpublished, from a- + ekdidonai to publish, from ex out + didonai to give — more at ex- , date
Date: 1686
: a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident