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anecdotalism

an·ec·do·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ik-doht-l, an-ik-doht-l]
    • /ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt l, ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊt l/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ik-doht-l, an-ik-doht-l]
    • /ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt l, ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊt l/

Definitions of anecdotalism word

  • noun anecdotalism an inclination to relate anecdotes 3
  • adjective anecdotalism pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes: an anecdotal history of jazz. 1
  • adjective anecdotalism (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the relationship of figures or to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject. Compare narrative (def 7). 1
  • adjective anecdotalism based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anecdotal evidence. 1
  • noun anecdotalism A predisposition to relate anecdotes. 1
See all 5 definitions of anecdotalism

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Origin of anecdotalism

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; anecdote + -al1

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Parts of speech for Anecdotalism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Anecdotalism

anecdotalism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

anecdotalism usage trend in Literature

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