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anecdotum

UK/əˈnɛkdətəm/

anecdotum 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 anecdotum

pluralanecdota
alternative formanecdoton

Origin of anecdotum

Back-formation from anecdota, reinterpreting the nominative neuter plural case ending -a as a Latin case ending (singular: -um), rather than (as is etymologically-consistent) as an Ancient Greek case ending (singular: -on, from -ον (-on)); perhaps reinforced by Latin anecdotum.

Questions about anecdotum

What is anecdotum the alternative spelling of?
Anecdotum is the alternative spelling of anecdote.
How do you pronounce anecdotum?
Anecdotum is pronounced /əˈnɛkdətəm/ (UK).

Words near anecdotum in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anecdotum (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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