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anecdatum

/æ.nɪkˈdeɪ.təm/

anecdatum is the singular of anecdata.

Meaning of anecdata

Noun

anecdata pl (normally plural, singular anecdatum)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, plural, plural-normally, usually) Anecdotal evidence.
    • A handful of stores, just one mall, not what you'd call a statistically significant sample. In fact, the most recent government report was that retail sales rose in January, which just goes to show why the journalist's approach to reality, what you might call "anecdata," may be the flimsiest form...1992 March 6, “Guessing Game [show #4285]”, in The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, Paul Solman (actor)

Forms of anecdatum

pluralanecdata

Origin of anecdatum

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about anecdatum

What is anecdatum the singular of?
Anecdatum is the singular of anecdata.
How do you pronounce anecdatum?
Anecdatum is pronounced /æ.nɪkˈdeɪ.təm/.

Words near anecdatum in the dictionary

  1. aneared
  2. anearing
  3. anears
  4. anearst
  5. anecdata
  6. anecdatum
  7. anecdota
  8. anecdotae
  9. anecdotage
  10. anecdotages
  11. anecdotal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anecdatum (page history and authors); anecdata (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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