An″ec‐dote (�), n. [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. � not published; αν̓ priv. + � given out, � to give out, to publish; � out + � to give. See Dose, n.] 1. pl. Unpublished narratives. Burke.
2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.