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anecdotalism

anecdotalism noun: a predisposition to relate anecdotes.

Noun

anecdotalism (uncountable)

  1. A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
    Synonyms:
    anecdotism

Synonyms of anecdotalism

Origin of anecdotalism

From anecdotal + -ism.

Questions about anecdotalism

What does anecdotalism mean?
Anecdotalism means a predisposition to relate anecdotes.
What part of speech is anecdotalism?
Anecdotalism is a noun.

Words near anecdotalism in the dictionary

  1. anecdotae
  2. anecdotage
  3. anecdotages
  4. anecdotal
  5. anecdotal evidence
  6. anecdotalism
  7. anecdotalist
  8. anecdotalists
  9. anecdotality
  10. anecdotalize
  11. anecdotalized

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