An"ec*dote (?), n. [F. anecdote, fr.
Gr. ? not published; 'an priv. + ? given out, ? to give
out, to publish; ? out + ? to give. See Dose,
n.] 1. pl. Unpublished
narratives. Burke.
2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an
interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage
of private life.