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 superb double jab and right hook from Smith in the ninth was answered by an uppercut and hook to the body from Puello, showcasing the quality of both fighters.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
That he performed them here as a middle-aged billionaire proved he figured it out; that they were so lush with the pain of nostalgia proved he remains an artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Russell was 0.441secs off his team-mate while the fastest McLaren was 0.768secs from pole despite an upgrade for this weekend as Norris' best lap time was deleted for breaching track limits.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Campaigning for Lincoln, a former Stockton mayor and an underdog in a congressional race against Democratic Rep. Gray of Merced, Johnson acknowledged that the congressional midterm will be a “very close election.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Mostly, though, the guerrillas are symbols of resistance, especially after Manila is declared an open city and the Americans no longer actively defend it.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
An international research team, which included Gross and Chourasia, investigated how MTCH2 influences metabolism in fat tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
"An autopsy will be conducted to assist in determining the exact cause of death."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
An $80,000 income from $1.8 million equates to a 4.44% withdrawal rate in the first year, while an initial 4% withdrawal, adjusted for inflation in subsequent years, would give you $72,000 in the first year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
An audit by the Postal Service’s inspector general found that agency staff in these areas sometimes didn’t handle ballots correctly, mainly because instructions weren’t clearly communicated.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
An image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus dominates one wall.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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
HIS DAD, AN ecologist and amateur photographer, instilled in his son the importance of pictures in engaging people in conservation.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 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
I sniff my school uniform, smelling traces of smoke saturating it, too, mingled with an an- imal smell—the reek of guinea pigs.
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
Director Clurman agrees: 'Julie hasn't developed what I call genius -an out-of-bounds personality.
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
By then the space traveler is weightless -an unearthly state in which he may do himself injury with normal movements of his own muscles.
From Time Magazine Archive
‘In the end,’ he whispered, ‘he summons -an elemental.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Balogh's ideas are an. odd mixture of common sense and doctrinaire Pestering.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although he is an effusive greeter, a vigorous handshaker and an. expert at the Indiana political massage,* he has a tendency toward bluntness.
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
Browsing among the classics of 19th Century fiction has lately proved an. inexpensive and richly rewarded occupation for Hollywood story departments.
From Time Magazine Archive
F, the same, with the corolla and sepals removed. an. the united anthers. gy. the tip of the pistil.
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
The Spring Valley-Wesley Heights Citizens Association’s website states that Wesley Heights, one of the country’s first planned communities, was developed in the 1920s by W.C. and A.N.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
Geetha A.N., a 47-year-old social health activist who is the first point of contact for 420 families, begins her rounds at 9 a.m.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2021
“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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