anecdota

See also: anécdota and anècdota

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈnɛkdətə/^[1]

Noun

anecdota

plural of anecdoton
plural of anecdotum

References

^ “anecdote, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

cane toad

Latin

Noun

anecdota

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of anecdotum

[OED-1] “anecdote, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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