anecdote

noun

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

An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

A previously untold secret account of an incident.

verb

(ambitransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).

Roots

anan- · Greek · not, without ekec- · Greek · out didomi-dote · Greek · give

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The word anecdote breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: an-, from Greek an (“not, without”); ec, from Greek ek (“out”); and -dote, from Greek didomi (“give”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.