Ann

¹

[an]

noun

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

2. a first name, form of Anna.

ann.

²

abbreviation

1. annals.

2. annuity.

3. years.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ann¹

From the Latin word annī

Example Sentences

It has been almost a decade since Ann Cleeves’s last novel featuring the Scottish police detective Jimmy Perez.

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USC left Ann Arbor, Mich., last season battered and bruised, its narrow September loss to Michigan having laid bare one of the program’s most pressing concerns upon joining the Big Ten.

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It was during these searches that they discovered a device which "bore strong resemblances to an improvised explosive device," federal prosecutor Ann Fransen said at a press conference on Thursday.

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The network will be chaired by Professor Ann John, an expert in the prevention of suicide and consultant in public health medicine in Wales.

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The handful of novels she has published since her 1999 debut, “The Pleasing Hour,” have elevated her into the company of cherished authors such as Ann Patchett and Elizabeth Strout.

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