ɪkˌdoʊ noun
a collector or teller of anecdotes.
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anecdote (ˈænɪkˌdəʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one | |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin anecdota unpublished items, from Greek anekdotos unpublished, from | |
| anec'dotic | |
| —adj | |
| anec'dotalist | |
| —n | |
| 'anecdotist | |
| —n | |
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Anecdotist
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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