Anecdote and Scene

Anecdote

Anecdote noun - A brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally.

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Scene and anecdote are semantically related in incident topic. In some cases you can use "Scene" instead a noun "Anecdote".

Nearby Words: anecdotal, anecdotic

Scene noun - The place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set.

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Anecdote and scene are semantically related in incident topic. Sometimes you can use "Anecdote" instead a noun "Scene".

Nearby Words: scenery, scenic

good	good anecdote	good scene
best	best anecdote	best scene
long	long anecdote	long scene
particular	particular anecdote	particular scene
Other adjectives: similar, brief, short, following, original, disturbing, small, entire, little, quick, amusing, famous, early, funny, classic, hilarious, above, random, bizarre, last, lengthy, throwaway.

The Kid & Apple's stargazing scene is right out of The Lion King (complete with scientifically-accurate anecdote and similar shots).

Source: Film / Turbo Kid
This, in turn was a reference to a scene in Antie Mame in which Gloria Upson tells a botched anecdote at a cocktail party with this punchline.

Source: Orphaned Punchline
This in turn was a reference to a scene in Antie Mame in which Gloria Upson tells a botched anecdote at a cocktail party with this punchline.

Source: Series / Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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