ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAanecdote
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anecdote
Meaning: a short, entertaining account of a real incident
anecdote in a sentence
How anecdote is used in real sentences:
My grandfather told an anecdote about hitchhiking across three states as a teenager.
During her speech, the mayor paused to tell a brief anecdote about her first job.
“She shared an anecdote about its creation: one student painted a bird backward, and everyone laughed before turning the mistake into a reflection in water.”
— from the passage The Hearing Room
Synonyms for anecdote
Other words for anecdote — story, tale and account — carry the same meaning.
- story
- tale
- account
Where it comes from
From Greek anekdota 'unpublished things'
Memory hook
AN-ECHO-dote: a little story that echoes at parties.