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Hearsay vs Anecdotal - What's the difference?

hearsay | anecdotal |

As a noun hearsay

is information that was heard by one person about another.

As an adjective anecdotal is

of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.

hearsay

English

(wikipedia hearsay)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • information that was heard by one person about another
  • (legal) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
  • (legal) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions

    • Synonyms

    * report * rumor * common talk * gossip

    See also

    * hear * as they say * you know what they say * so they say

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    anecdotal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
  • Containing or abounding in anecdotes.

    • Derived terms

    * anecdotal evidence * anecdotalism * anecdotally