ana

¹

[ an-uh, ah-nuh ]

noun

1. a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
2. an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.

ana

²

[ an-uh ]

adverb

1. (of ingredients in pharmaceutical prescriptions) in equal quantities; of each. : a̅a̅, āa

ana-

³

1. a prefix in loanwords from Greek, where it means “up,” “against,” “back,” “re-”: anabasis; used in the formation of compound words: anacardiaceous.

-ana

⁴

1. 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.

⁵

or ANA

abbreviation for

1. American Newspaper Association.
2. American Nurses Association.
3. Association of National Advertisers.

Ana

¹

/ ˈænə /

noun

1. 1. a name for anorexia, esp when used as a personification of the disease by its sufferers
   2. a person who identifies himself or herself as an anorexic

adjective

1. anorexic

ana

²

/ ˈɑːnə /

noun

1. a collection of reminiscences, sketches, etc, of or about a person or place
2. an item of or for such a collection

ANA

³

abbreviation for

1. 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

prefix

1. up; upwards

   anadromous

2. again

   anagram

3. back; backwards

   anatropous

ana

⁵

/ ˈeɪnə; ˈɑːnə /

adverb

1. obsolete.
   pharmacol (of ingredients in a prescription) in equal quantities aa

-ana

⁶

suffix forming nouns

1. denoting a collection of objects or information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place

   Victoriana

   Americana

   Shakespeareana

Word History and Origins

Origin of ana¹

First recorded in 1720–30; independent use of -ana

Origin of ana²

1490–1500; < Medieval Latin < Greek aná of each

Origin of ana³

From Greek, combining form of aná; no necessary relation to on

Origin of ana⁴

< Latin, neuter plural of -ānus -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of ana¹

C21: a play on the word anorexia and the girl's name Anna

Origin of ana²

C18: independent use of -ana

Origin of ana³

from Greek ana

Origin of ana⁴

C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek: of every one similarly

Origin of ana⁵

New Latin, from Latin -āna, literally: matters relating to, neuter plural of -ānus; see -an

Example Sentences

By Ana Marie Cox Just in time for Christmas, Glenn Beck goes for hipster-chic as a conservative fashion statement.

From The Daily Beast

The hospital and the Spanish health minister, Ana Mato, confirmed the infection.

From The Daily Beast

Ana Gandley runs Project Shapeshift, one of the oldest sites for individuals with eating disorders.

From The Daily Beast

The vast majority of pro-ana site users were adults, not teenagers, nor were they necessarily emaciated.

From The Daily Beast

Photojournalist Ana Lira is from the northeastern city of Recife and a founding member of Urban Rights.

From The Daily Beast

Is credulity to be winged and crowned, while honest doubt is chained ana damned?

From Project Gutenberg

At one time these people were called Anabaptists, ana being the Greek word for "again."

From Project Gutenberg

All these bear the same name, with the prefix of the dedicatory patron, Santa Ana.

From Project Gutenberg

May we be worthy any eyes, or knowledge, When we are used thus?Ana.

From Project Gutenberg

Haditha is thirty-five miles from Khan Baghdadi, and Ana is an equal distance beyond.

From Project Gutenberg

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