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anecdotage
(an¦ec|dot¦age)
Pronunciation:
/ˈanɪkdəʊtɪdʒ/
noun
[
mass noun
]
1
anecdotes collectively:
a number of reports cannot be dismissed as anecdotage
2
humorous
old age, especially in someone who is inclined to be garrulous:
it is not within many of us to emulate such a feat in our anecdotage
[from a blend of
anecdote
and
dotage
]
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