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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon.tœʁ d‿a.nɛk.dɔt
"Il était un remarquable conteur d'anecdotes lors des dîners."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who relates or writes anecdotes, often as a distinct conversational or literary style.
"Known as a brilliant anecdotalist, the retired diplomat captivated guests with his witty stories of life abroad."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'anecdote', originating from the Greek 'anekdota' meaning 'unpublished things', via French 'anecdote'. The suffix '-ist' was added in the 19th century to denote a person who specializes in or frequently employs anecdotes.
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conteur d'anecdotes
Transliteration: kon.tœʁ d‿a.nɛk.dɔt
"Il était un remarquable conteur d'anecdotes lors des dîners."
Anekdotenerzähler
Transliteration: a.nɛkˈdoːtn̩.ɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ
"Als bekannter Anekdotenerzähler wusste er immer zu unterhalten."
aneddotista
Transliteration: a.ned.doˈti.sta
"Il famoso scrittore era anche un brillante aneddotista."
anecdotista
Transliteration: a.ne.ɣðoˈtis.ta
"El abuelo era un gran anecdotista en las reuniones familiares."
anecdotista
Transliteration: a.ne.koˈdʒis.tɐ
"Ele revelou-se um excelente anecdotista durante a viagem."
किस्सागो
Transliteration: kissa-go
"वह एक बेहतरीन किस्सागो के रूप में जाने जाते थे।"
轶事家
Transliteration: yì shì jiā
"这位老作家是一位出色的轶事家。"
일화가
Transliteration: ilhwa-ga
"그는 재치 있는 일화가로 유명하다."
逸話作家
Transliteration: itsuwa sakka
"彼は素晴らしい逸話作家として知られている。"
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