Anecdote vs Narrative - What's the difference?
anecdote | narrative |
A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
A previously untold secret account of an incident.
Telling a story.
Overly talkative; garrulous.
* (and other bibliographic details) (Alexander Pope)
Of or relating to narration.
The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
That which is narrated.
A representation of an event or story.
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As nouns the difference between anecdote and narrative
is that anecdote is a short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting while narrative is the systematic recitation of an event or series of events.As an adjective narrative is
telling a story.anecdote
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(wikipedia anecdote)Alternative forms
* anecdota * anecdoton (Grecian) * anecdotumNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* anecdotage * anecdotal * anecdotalism * anecdotally * anecdotard * anecdotarian * anecdoter * anecdotic * anecdotical * anecdotish (rare) * anecdotist * anecdotive (rare) * anecdotographernarrative
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Adjective
(en adjective)- But wise through time, and narrative with age.
- the narrative thrust of a film