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anecdotage

an·ec·dot·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-ik-doh-tij]
    • /ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪdʒ/
    • /ˈanɪkdˌəʊtɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ik-doh-tij]
    • /ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪdʒ/

Definitions of anecdotage word

  • noun anecdotage anecdotes collectively 3
  • noun anecdotage talkative or garrulous old age 3
  • noun anecdotage a collection of anecdotes 3
  • noun anecdotage senility, as characterized by the telling of rambling anecdotes 3
  • noun anecdotage the state of being advanced in age and strongly inclined to tell reminiscent anecdotes: Grandfather is in his anecdotage. 1
  • noun anecdotage Anecdotes collectively. 1

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Origin of anecdotage

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; anecdote + -age

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Parts of speech for Anecdotage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anecdotage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

anecdotage usage trend in Literature

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