Read the sentence. 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. What does the word anecdote mean?

An anecdote is a short account of an interesting or amusing incident, often from someone’s life. The example about the aunt dressing her dog in doll clothes is a brief, amusing story, so “a short, amusing story” is the best choice. It is not imaginary, since anecdotes are generally based on real events.

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