Anglo-Norman.
Associate in Nursing.
(forming adjectives and nouns) belonging to or relating to; a person belonging to or coming from
European
(forming adjectives and nouns) typical of or resembling; a person typical of
Elizabethan
(forming adjectives and nouns) adhering to or following; an adherent of
Christian
(forming nouns) a person who specializes or is expert in
dietitian
phonetician
See a 1.
An was formerly often used before words that begin with h and are unstressed on the first syllable: an hotel ; an historic meeting . Sometimes the initial h was not pronounced. This usage is now becoming obsolete
before 950; Middle English; Old English ān one in a weakened sense
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, unstressed phonetic variant of and
< Greek. See a- 6, in- 3, un- 1
Middle English < Latin -ānus, -āna, -ānum; in some words replacing -ain, -en < Old French < Latin
From the Latin word annō
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But Nacua’s penalty for an illegal block stymied the possession, and Stafford’s fourth-down pass for tight end Tyler Higbee fell incomplete.
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She is asked to sign an oath of secrecy and loyalty, which she does, without question.
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An app offering “advanced statistics” and video of at-bats was $191 a year.
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An inconsolable Solberg remained in his car for some time at the end of the stage before being encouraged to take to the podium by Gazoo Racing team principal Jari-Matti Latvala and team-mate Ogier.
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An analysis from Dow Jones Market Data bears this out.
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An exposé of Spiritualism appeared in the October 21, 1888, issue of the New York World.
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They screamed up at the bleachers: “GIMME AN E!”
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I just - I do have to say it’s an- it’s an absolutely great novel, and he was a great writer.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
For too many parents and their children, getting into a highly selective school isn’t just another challenge, just an- other goal.
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What the Bishops do have plenty of is "Bishopry" -an elusive but tensile esprit that makes them feel different, not to say unique.
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By then the space traveler is weightless -an unearthly state in which he may do himself injury with normal movements of his own muscles.
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Dumas once summed up his own significance: "I carry with me wherever I go - I don't know how it is, but it is so -an atmosphere of life and stir which has become proverbial."
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‘In the end,’ he whispered, ‘he summons -an elemental.’
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Balogh's ideas are an. odd mixture of common sense and doctrinaire Pestering.
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The result was published in an. edition of 300,000 copies in England last month.
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L, vertical section through the upper part of the flower, × 2. gy. pistil. p, pollen masses. an. stamen.
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I put the turning point in the spring of 2009, when A.N.
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In his decades since scouting, A.N. says he’s experienced severe emotional trauma, including “shame, humiliation and loss of enjoyment of life.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2020
Of its droll notational style — canny observations yoked to a stream-of-consciousness method — A.N.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2020
“But that was A.N. And I never liked it half as much as I like it with you.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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