how to pronounce anecdote

/ˈænɪkˌdoʊt/

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anecdote is pronounced in three syllables

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ænɪkdoʊt

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An example use of anecdote in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… way now this is just an anecdote but …”

meaning of anecdote

An anecdote is a short story that illustrates a moral or point.

anecdote frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word anecdote occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics anecdote can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that anecdote can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

words with pronunciation similar to anecdote

anecdotesantidoteanemone

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