Anancy

Anansi

/ (əˈnænsɪ) /

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noun

a character in Caribbean folklore, a cunning trickster generally depicted as a spider with a human head; the subject of many Anancy stories, the character has its origins among the Ashanti of W Africa

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anamorphic lens, anamorphism, anamorphoscope, anamorphosis, ananas, Anancy, ananda, anandamide, anandrous, Ananias, anankastic personality

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