ALL meanings of anecdotalism
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A a - noun anecdotalism an inclination to relate anecdotes 3
- noun anecdotalism A predisposition to relate anecdotes. 1
- adjective anecdotalism pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes: an anecdotal history of jazz. 1
- adjective anecdotalism (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the relationship of figures or to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject. Compare narrative (def 7). 1
- adjective anecdotalism based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anecdotal evidence. 1