Ann
noun
Cape Ann, a rocky, scenic peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.
Ann
1 American
[an]
/ æn /
noun
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Cape Ann, a rocky, scenic peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.
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a first name, form of Anna.
ann.
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American
abbreviation
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annals.
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annuity.
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years.
Etymology
Origin of ann.
From the Latin word annī
Example Sentences
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The model and reality star lives in New York City with Brooks and their two other sisters, Mary Holland and Grace Ann, with the foursome sharing a home in SoHo.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Ceri Ann said she was then left alone on the recovery ward, unable to move.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Circled by a verdant reproduction of an enchanted forest, and dressed in a black swan-like two-piece by Ann Demeulemeester, Zardoya held the audience captive with her purring soprano and vampy stare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The midwife told Ann: "I'm getting rid of this milk, you won't be needing it."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Lou Ann isn’t much of a cook from what I’ve seen, but she knows her way around a microwave.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
His estate was esteem’d about £4,000 per ann. well wooded and full of timber.’
From Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees by John Nisbet
Mr. Jeames, of Bristoll, holdeth 100li per ann. of the same tenure wthin the forrest.
From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls
Samuel Mead, his brother, was a distinguished Chancery barrister, and got his 4000l. per ann.; his cronies were Wilbraham and Lord Harcourt.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
As for Sufferings, I have lost £300 per ann. by being in his Majesty’s service; as I have shown in a Representation which his Majesty has been so good as to read and consider.
From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Nathan Sheppard
He is said to have 40 or 60,000_l_. per ann., and his personal carriage as well as his establishment are quite becoming his station.
From Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 by Robert Ornsby
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