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an·ec·do·tal
   [an-ik-doht-l, an-ik-doht-l] Show IPA
adjective 1. pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes: an anecdotal history of jazz.
2. (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the relationship of figures or to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject. Compare narrative ( def. 6 ) .
3. based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anecdotal evidence.
   [an-ik-doht-l, an-ik-doht-l] Show IPA
adjective 1. pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes: an anecdotal history of jazz.
2. (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the relationship of figures or to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject. Compare narrative ( def. 6 ) .
3. based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anecdotal evidence.