anecdote Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

WordNet

An"ec*dote noun
Etymology
F. anecdote, fr. Gr. not published; priv. + given out, to give out, to publish; out + to give. See Dose, n.
Definitions
  1. pl. Unpublished narratives. Burke.
  2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.

Webster 1913