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anecdote

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of anecdote

a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally

  • told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike
Synonyms of anecdote

story, tale, yarn
Words Related to anecdote

episode, event, happening, incident, occurrence

recital, recitation

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