anecdote

Day 1Level 1

AN-ik-doht

amusing story

a short account of an amusing incident or event

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

episode, narration, recital

Example Sentence:

He recounts anecdote after anecdote illustrating how he beat the odds.

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