SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
anecdote
noun
A short account of an incident, often interesting or amusing.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Short account of an incident
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Usage distinction
Return to topA vignette may describe a scene; an anecdote recounts an incident.
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See anecdote in use
She opened the speech with an anecdote about her first job.
For a class publication, Ravi wrote an anecdote about the afternoon he accidentally brought two different shoes to a costume rehearsal.
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