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anecdotage

anecdotage

1 9.6
A group of short amusing stories about a person's life
  • noun
  • /ˈænɪkˌdoʊtɪdʒ/
: anecdotario
  • Her grandfather's anecdotage was filled with stories from his childhood in the countryside.

Examples

  • Her anecdotage about childhood adventures always entertains us.

  • He entertained the dinner guests with a lively anecdotage from his travels around the world.

  • The author's anecdotage provided a humorous glimpse into her years on the stage.

  • He loves to share his anecdotages during family gatherings.

  • His speech was filled with anecdotage that kept the audience entertained and laughing.

  • The book is a delightful anecdotage of the author's adventures during his travels.

  • In her old age, she delighted her grandchildren with stories that became a rich anecdotage of her youth.

Synonyms

ana
vsanecdotage
  • Literature
1 9.9

A collection of short true stories and funny facts about a person or place

focuses on amusing or interesting life stories rather than gossip

How Amusing

joke
∞ 1.0
anecdotage
1 9.6
anecdote
91 4.1
story
∞ 1.0
account
521 3.0

Surface Forms

anecdotage singular
anecdotages plural

Morphology

anecdotage = anecdote (semi-transparent) = anecdote + age

The word is built from 'anecdote' plus the collective/state suffix '-age', but the resulting collective sense is somewhat jocular and not fully predictable.

Etymology

Anecdotage comes from anecdote ('short, amusing story') plus the ending -age ('collection' or 'period'). So anecdotage can be remembered as a 'collection of short, funny or interesting stories', which fits its use for a set of anecdotes about someone's life.