Question

Every time my aunt comes to visit, she tells us an anecdote about her childhood, such as the time when she dressed her dog in her baby doll’s clothes. Read the sentence. What does the word anecdote mean? a short, amusing story a funny imaginary tale a long, interesting joke a brief factual account

Answer 1

The word anecdote, in this case, refers to a short, amusing story.

An anecdote is a brief, often funny, account of a particular event, that generally refers to a real person and is related to the subject matter the group of people is discussing.

In this case, taking into account the content of the story told by the aunt, we may infer that this story meets all the requirements of an anecdote.

Answer 2

a short, amusing story

An anecdote is generally describes an event that has happened to people.

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