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an·ec·dot·al·ist | \ ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tᵊl-ist 
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or anecdotist \ ˈa-nik-ˌdō-tist \
\Definition of anecdotalist
: a person who is given to or is skilled in telling anecdotes
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anecdotalism \ ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tᵊl-ˌi-zəm \ noun
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