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anecdoton

UK/əˈnɛkdətɒn/

anecdoton is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of anecdoton

pluralanecdota
alternative formanecdotum

Questions about anecdoton

What is anecdoton the alternative spelling of?
Anecdoton is the alternative spelling of anecdote.
How do you pronounce anecdoton?
Anecdoton is pronounced /əˈnɛkdətɒn/ (UK).

Words near anecdoton in the dictionary

  1. anecdotist
  2. anecdotists
  3. anecdotive
  4. anecdotographer
  5. anecdotographers
  6. anecdoton
  7. anecdotum
  8. Anecho
  9. anechogenic
  10. anechogenicity
  11. anechogenous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anecdoton (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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