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anecdota

/əˈnɛkdətə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
anec-do-ta
IPA
/əˈnɛkdətə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of anecdoton

noun

plural of anecdotum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek, retaining the nominative-plural case ending -a (but in the alternative-spelling sense, misinterpreted as a singular case ending).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əˈnɛkdətə/

Questions

How do you pronounce anecdota?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnɛkdətə/.
What does anecdota mean?
plural of anecdoton
Where does anecdota come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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