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ana
1[ an-uh, ah-nuh ]
noun
- a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
- an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.
ana
2[ an-uh ]
adverb
- (of ingredients in pharmaceutical prescriptions) in equal quantities; of each. : a̅a̅, āa
ana-
3- a prefix in loanwords from Greek, where it means “up,” “against,” “back,” “re-”: anabasis; used in the formation of compound words: anacardiaceous.
-ana
4- a suffix that forms collective nouns denoting an assembly of items, as household objects, art, books, or maps, or a description of such items, as a bibliography, all of which are representative of or associated with the place, person, or period named by the stem:
Americana; Shakespeareana; Victoriana.
A.N.A.
5or ANA
abbreviation for
- American Newspaper Association.
- American Nurses Association.
- Association of National Advertisers.
ana
1/ ˈɑːnə; ˈeɪnə /
adverb
- obsolete.pharmacol (of ingredients in a prescription) in equal quantities aa
-ana
2suffix forming nouns
- denoting a collection of objects or information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place
Shakespeareana
Victoriana
Americana
ANA
3abbreviation for
- Article Number Association: (in Britain) an organization of manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers that provides a system ( article numbering ) by which a product is identified by a unique machine-readable number compatible with article-numbering systems used in other countries
ana
4/ ˈɑːnə /
noun
- a collection of reminiscences, sketches, etc, of or about a person or place
- an item of or for such a collection
Ana
5/ ˈænə /
noun
- a name for anorexia, esp when used as a personification of the disease by its sufferers
- a person who identifies himself or herself as an anorexic
adjective
- anorexic
ana-
6prefix
- up; upwards
anadromous
- again
anagram
- back; backwards
anatropous
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ana2
1490–1500; < Medieval Latin < Greek aná of each
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ana1
C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek: of every one similarly
Origin of ana2
New Latin, from Latin -āna, literally: matters relating to, neuter plural of -ānus; see -an
Origin of ana3
C18: independent use of -ana
Origin of ana4
C21: a play on the word anorexia and the girl's name Anna
Origin of ana5
from Greek ana
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