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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A garden hose had been overflowing the pool above the hillside for an “unknown amount of time” when it caused the flooding and subsequent collapse, according to the Fire Department’s 5 p.m. update.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
It has been reported that the hacks occurred in May during a test conducted by an independent company that carries out cyber-security evaluations.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The West Hollywood, Carson, West Covina, La Mirada, Marina del Rey and Alondra branches ran out of cards on the first day, library spokesperson Jessica Lee wrote in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
They can also consider an order for 16 and 17 year olds if they believe this would help prevent further offences.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Consider,” Father Monaghan says, “that you are going to an austere cloister, a Carmel, where Christ awaits you.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
An Australian indoor fitness athlete apologized Thursday for continuing to participate in a recent competition after apparently soiling herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
An arborist who inspected it said it was "90% of the way toward death", Choi says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
An agreement we can’t independently verify isn’t a safeguard; it’s a risky leap of faith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the revenue opportunity related to Nvidia’s upcoming Rubin GPUs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
An awkward moment passes while I stare at him.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In her verdict, Judge AN Tse Ching relied in part on the messages exchanged after the encounter, according to the South China Morning Post, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
AutoNation AN -1.03%decrease; red down pointing triangle recorded higher third-quarter profit and sales as the company saw growth across all of its major categories, including new vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
THE SDC IS AN international smorgasbord of ideas and inspiration, but it is not Ikea.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
I have no idea if the figures in SBF’s Substack post are accurate; SBF himself labels them as “JUST AN ESTIMATE.”
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2023
This one is called AN •EYE*FOR* AN* EYE.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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.
From MSNBC ● Mar. 21, 2015
Brooks arrived at the restaurant along with Valerie Jamieson, an- other physics editor from New Scientist, who introduced herself with a melodic Scottish brogue.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 31, 2014
From top, the band Yuck was among those that appeared on the tour; Stephen Pope of Wavves, appropriately named, an- other cruise group; Lou Barlow, leaning back, playing with Sebadoh.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2012
It’s too early for a school dance—the sun is barely setting over the mountains, its rays still long and an- gled through the windows.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
That was what they sang for the next few months as they wound through college campuses and through the bus route from Saket -an old protestor's chant about azaadi, freedom.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2013
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."
From Time Magazine Archive
That became even more of a certainty last week when the Swedish Academy bestowed on him the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature -an honor he didn't want.
From Time Magazine Archive
Director Clurman agrees: 'Julie hasn't developed what I call genius -an out-of-bounds personality.
From Time Magazine Archive
‘In the end,’ he whispered, ‘he summons -an elemental.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
With the Symphony for the last two springs "Doc" Davison's singers have given Bach's great B Minor Mass. With the Vassar Glee Club in Poughkeepsie this spring they made an. evening of Brahms's German Requiem.
From Time Magazine Archive
These he delivered in an anticlimactic five-minute broadcast an. hour later.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brother Percy has the sage counsel of Brother Jesse Isidor, who returned to the U. S. for an. operation last month.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unlike most other raids in China, this one required a flight across treacherous mountains, through heavy weather, and an. approach over enemy-held Indo-China territory.
From Time Magazine Archive
E, section of the column, × 1: an. stamen. gy. stigma.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell
I put the turning point in the spring of 2009, when A.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
A couple of decades later, Gottlob Frege with his "Begriffsshrift" and then Bertrand Russell and A.N.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2024
While the phrase “a complicated man” clearly refers to Odysseus, it also neatly sums up this eminent classicist’s father, the 72-year-old English novelist and literary journalist A.N.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
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
“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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