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anecdotes

US/ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/

anecdotes is the plural of anecdote.

anecdotes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of anecdote.

Meaning of anecdote

Noun

anecdote (countable and uncountable, plural anecdotes)

  1. A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
    • tell an anecdote
  2. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
  3. A previously untold secret account of an incident.

See all 4 meanings of anecdote

Questions about anecdotes

What is anecdotes the plural of?
Anecdotes is the plural of anecdote.
How do you pronounce anecdotes?
Anecdotes is pronounced /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/ (US).

Words near anecdotes in the dictionary

  1. anecdotarians
  2. anecdote
  3. anecdoted
  4. anecdoter
  5. anecdoters
  6. anecdotes
  7. anecdotic
  8. anecdotical
  9. anecdotically
  10. anecdotics
  11. anecdoting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anecdotes (page history and authors); anecdote (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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