n.
Pronunciation: ' a-nik- ˌ d ō t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural anecdotes also an · ec · dota \ ˌ a-nik- ' d ō -t ə \
Etymology: French, from Greek anekdota unpublished items, from neuter plural of anekdotos unpublished, from a- + ekdidonai to publish, from ex out + didonai to give ― more at EX- , DATE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