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anecdote

/ˈæn.ɪk.dəʊt/

/ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/

Translations

anecdotenoun

anecdotes

/ˈæn.ɪk.dəʊt/

/ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/

He told an anecdote about his adventures in the Amazon rainforest.

Il a raconté une anecdote sur ses aventures dans la forêt amazonienne.

Additional translations

anecdoteAu sens de récit rapporté sans garantie de fiabilité.

anecdoteAu sens d'information ou d'élément de preuve anecdotique, non systématique.

Synonyms

anecdotenoun

A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

He told an anecdote about his adventures in the Amazon rainforest.

An account regarded as unreliable or hearsay.

The report was filled with anecdotes rather than hard evidence.

A piece of information or evidence based on personal experience, regarded as insufficiently reliable or systematic.

Policy should be guided by data, not mere anecdote.