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  Ann

  noun

  Cape Ann, a rocky, scenic peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.
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  ann.

  abbreviation

  annals.

Ann

¹ American  

[an] / æn /

noun

1. Cape Ann, a rocky, scenic peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.

2. a first name, form of Anna.

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ann. ² American  

abbreviation

1. annals.

2. annuity.

3. years.

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Etymology

Origin of ann.

From the Latin word annī

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Example Sentences

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Ann ann.

During the October 7 vigil, an Ann Arbor Chabad House Rabbi Alter Goldstein said he hoped the winner would "have tolerance."

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

And without significant changes, “public shareholders will have very few governance rights,” said University of Colorado law professor Ann Lipton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Computer science became the most popular undergraduate-study major at the public university’s main Ann Arbor campus, according to Michigan’s budget office.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Heidi Ann Burge was born six minutes after her twin sister, Heather Marie, on Nov. 12, 1971, in Harbor City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I am,” he says, “but Lou Ann wants Boo to stay with her.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

After a moment, sarah turns to ann. sarah.   Yes, and you've been a silly child. george.   Ah, give me a woman's guess and the most unlikely reason to account for anything! ann.   I hate that man.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker

For some years Mr. Laboire, the pastor, toward his support was 'allowed a yearly sallary of twenty pounds per ann. out of ye Revenue of this Province.'

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

Edward Smith gave 20l. per ann. to the poor, in 1612, and also erected the pulpit.

From An History of Birmingham (1783) by William Hutton

And he follows ann. sarah.   Our father is confined to his room. george.   By your leave.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker

That is to say three thousand six hundred pounds per ann. which in thirty years will amount to an hundred and eight thousand pounds.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters by Jonathan Swift

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