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anecdotage

1

[ an-ik-doh-tij ]

noun

  1. anecdotes collectively.


anecdotage

2

[ an-ik-doh-tij ]

noun

Facetious.
  1. the state of being advanced in age and strongly inclined to tell reminiscent anecdotes:

    Grandfather is in his anecdotage.

anecdotage

/ ˈæɪˌəʊɪ /

noun

  1. anecdotes collectively
  2. humorous.
    talkative or garrulous old age
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anecdotage1

First recorded in 1815–25; anecdote + -age

Origin of anecdotage2

1815–25; blend of anecdote and dotage
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anecdotage1

from anecdote + -age , with play on dotage
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Example Sentences

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The same year, he published the book “Anecdotage: Some Authentic Retrievals,” about his life in Washington and beyond.

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At 77, he is entering his anecdotage.

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It will be noticed that in each case, Trump overruled the opinions of experts in immunology and pediatrics, and based his claims on anecdotage, supposedly from his own experience.

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A long conversation is always punctuated by hilarious anecdotage, delivered with the relish of a true raconteur, but also a sense of melancholy and loss.

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They were simply an opportunity to spend time with a good storyteller, a droll soul with the skills to turn even the flimsiest bits of real-life anecdotage into pleasurable reading material.

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