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Pronunciation / Transliteration: anedota
"Ele contou uma anedota engraçada sobre o seu primeiro dia de trabalho."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
"He told a humorous anecdote about his childhood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'anekdota', meaning 'unpublished things', from a- ('not') + ekdidonai ('to publish'). Originally used to refer to secret or unpublished histories, its meaning shifted to denote a short, amusing, or interesting story about a real incident or person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "anecdote" is said worldwide
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anecdote
Transliteration: anecdote
"Il a raconté une drôle d'anecdote sur son voyage."
Anekdote
Transliteration: Anekdote
"Sie erzählte eine amüsante Anekdote aus ihrer Schulzeit."
aneddoto
Transliteration: aneddoto
"Ha raccontato un aneddoto divertente sulla sua infanzia."
anécdota
Transliteration: anécdota
"Nos contó una anécdota muy graciosa de sus vacaciones."
anedota
Transliteration: anedota
"Ele contou uma anedota engraçada sobre o seu primeiro dia de trabalho."
قصہ
Transliteration: kissa
"उन्होंने अपने बचपन का एक मजेदार किस्सा सुनाया।"
轶事
Transliteration: yìshì
"他讲了一个关于他童年的有趣轶事。"
일화
Transliteration: ilhwa
逸話
Transliteration: itsuwa
"彼は子供の頃の面白い逸話を話してくれた。"
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