An anecdote is a short story that is about a personal experience. These stories are usually written from the point of view of the person who experienced the event, and they are often amusing.
My friend told me an anecdote about when he was in college.
The teacher told us an anecdote about when he was a student.
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In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
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Frosty turned the story into a humorous anecdote on the air.
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The definition must entertain why the main story is erroneous not the anecdote.
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The anecdotes were dull.
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Most of the evidence is observational and anecdotal.
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Much of the available material is anecdotal.
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The anecdotes in the article seem fabricated.
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The first bit of trivia is anecdotal.
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What was the reference for the Berlin anecdote
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An anecdote will illustrate his unbending resolution.
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Still, anecdotal evidence was the cause of the suspicion.