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Pronunciation / Transliteration: anedota
"Ele contou uma anedota engraçada sobre o seu primeiro dia de trabalho."
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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Derived from the Greek word 'anekdota', meaning 'unpublished things', composed of the negative prefix 'an-' and 'ekdotos', meaning 'given out'. Originally used in the 6th century by Procopius to describe unpublished, secret memoirs, the term evolved in modern European languages to signify any short, amusing, or interesting biographical story.
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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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