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anecdotage

noun an·ec·dot·age \ ˈa-nik-ˌdō-tij \

Definition of anecdotage

1 : garrulous old age
2 : the telling of anecdotes; also : anecdotes

First Known Use of anecdotage

1798

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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