Main Entry: an·ec·dote

Pronunciation: \ˈa-nik-ˌdōt\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural anecdotes also an·ec·dota \ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tə\

Etymology: French, from Greek anekdota unpublished items, from neuter plural of anekdotos unpublished, from a- + ekdidonai to publish, from ex out + didonai to give — more at ex-, date

Date: 1686

: a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident