All 3 Uses
anecdote
in
The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks
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- No, my sin was a small one in the grand scheme of things, an incident that under different circumstances might have been the subject of a humorous anecdote in later years.†
Chpt Prol. *anecdote = a short story that is true -- often told for amusement or to make a point
- We could dispense with the family histories, the humorous anecdotes from our childhoods, the questions of what we did for a living and whether or not our goals were compatible.†
Chpt 2anecdotes = short, true stories
- My partners and I own the building where we keep our law offices, and though I wish there was an interesting anecdote concerning its past, there really isn't one.†
Chpt 12anecdote = a short story that is true -- often told for amusement or to make a point
Definitions:
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(1)
(anecdote) a short story that is true -- often told for amusement or to make a point
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)