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