[an-ik-doht-l, an-ik-doht-l] 
| 1. | pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes: an anecdotal history of jazz. |
| 2. | (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. 6). |
| 3. | based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anecdotal evidence. |
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