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• ana
  ana

  noun

  a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
• ana-
  ana-

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

  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.
• A.N.A.
  A.N.A.

  abbreviation

  American Newspaper Association.
• Ana
  Ana

  noun
• ANA
  ANA

  abbreviation

  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

¹ American  

[an-uh, ah-nuh] / ˈæn ə, ˈɑ nə /

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.

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ana ² American  

[an-uh] / ˈæn ə /

adverb

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

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ana- ³ American  

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

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-ana ⁴ American  

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.

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A.N.A. ⁵ American  

Or ANA

abbreviation

1. American Newspaper Association.

2. American Nurses Association.

3. Association of National Advertisers.

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Ana ¹ British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. anorexic

ana- ² British  

prefix

1. up; upwards

   anadromous

2. again

   anagram

3. back; backwards

   anatropous

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ana ³ British  

/ 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

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ANA ⁴ British  

abbreviation

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

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-ana ⁵ British  

suffix

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

   Shakespeareana

   Victoriana

   Americana

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ana ⁶ British  

/ ˈeɪnə, ˈɑːnə /

adverb

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

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Etymology

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 ana-³

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

Origin of -ana⁴

< Latin, neuter plural of -ānus -an

Example Sentences

On Thursday, ANA forecast a 43% drop in net profit for the year that started in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A ministry source told state agency ANA the decision "prioritises the implementation of critical infrastructure projects".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

Its website claims to have more than 6,000 employees in over 80 cities, and corporate partners including Singapore Airlines, Korean Air and Japan’s ANA airline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Infamously, in 2017 a television viewer spotted her incorrectly replacing her ball on the green towards the end of her third round at the ANA Inspiration.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

But I'll take A course with you— ANA.

From The Alchemist by Jonson, Ben

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