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Definition
a short story that is true — often told for amusement or to make a point
- Stepan Arkadyevitch's anecdote too was very amusing.Part Seven (20% in)
- After wavering among reminiscences and anecdotes of guns, of dogs, and of former shooting parties, the conversation rested on a topic that interested all of them.Part Six (30% in)
- "Ah, Princess Marya Borissovna, she's exquisite!" said Stepan Arkadyevitch, and he told an anecdote about her which set them all laughing.Part Seven (21% in)
There are no more uses of "anecdote" in Anna Karenina.
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