anecdote

Summary

anecdote is a literary genre^[1]. anecdote draws 5,194 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #76 of 487).^[2]

Key Facts

• anecdote's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[3].
• anecdote is a type of short story^[4].
• anecdote is a type of real-life story^[5].
• anecdote is a type of fictional occurrence^[6].
• anecdote is part of folklore^[7].
• anecdote's topic's main category is recorded as Q8878774^[8].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[9].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[11].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[15].
• anecdote's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[16].
• anecdote's different from is recorded as anecdote joke^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

anecdote's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[3]. Recorded subclass of include short story^[4], real-life story^[5], and fictional occurrence^[6].

Use and Application

anecdote is part of folklore^[7].

Why It Matters

anecdote draws 5,194 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #76 of 487).^[2] anecdote has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] anecdote is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]