Dictionary

anecdotal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˌɛnəkˈdɐʉ̯tɫ̩] (New-Zealand)
• [ˌænɪkˈdoʊ̯ɾɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio Berkshire
• audio Connecticut
• [ˌænɪkˈdɐʉ̯tɫ̩] (Australia) some speakers
• [ˌænɪkˈdoʊ̯tɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
• [ˌænɪkˈdəʊ̯tɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌænɪkˈdəʉ̯tɫ̩] (Australia)
• [ˌɛənɪkˈdoʊ̯tɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
• [ˌɛənɪkˈdoʊ̯ɾɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English anecdote Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English anecdotal From anecdote + -al.

Meanings

1. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
   • A central diagnostic and anecdotal feature of autism is difficulty with social communication. 2021 April 29, Gemma L. Williams, Tim Wharton, Caroline Jagoe, “Mutual (Mis)understanding: Reframing Autistic Pragmatic “Impairments” Using Relevance Theory”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 12, →DOI:
2. Containing or abounding in anecdotes.

Forms

Deriveds

anecdata · anecdotalize · anecdotalist · anecdotal evidence · anecdotality · anecdotalism · nonanecdotal · anecdotally

Translations (21)

fr anecdotique (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · hu anekdotikus (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · pl anegdotyczny (containing of anecdotes) · sv anekdotisk (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · pl anegdociarski (containing of anecdotes) · is atvikssögulegur (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · es anecdótico (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · fi anekdoottinen (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · is anekdótískur (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · ca anecdòtic (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · el ανεκδοτικός (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · fi kaskumainen (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · ro anecdotic (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · ru несистемати́ческий (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · nl anekdotisch (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · ru случа́йный (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · ca anecdotari (containing of anecdotes) · pl anegdotyczny (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · de anekdotisch (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · pt anedótico (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) · gl anecdótico (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)