\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 Unpublished narratives.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.