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

For a time they were based in Ann Arbor, Mich., where their band Leatherwood “connected with the burgeoning Michigan hard rock circuit,” opening for Ted Nugent’s Amboy Dukes, Alice Cooper and others.

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So do Internet provocateurs, represented here by Ann Coulter, pretty much playing herself and proving that it isn’t an act.

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Inspired by modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch in Sante Fe, the latest collection from Ann Demeulemeester embraces the severity and softness of the desert.

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They played in a room above the pub that is now The Grapes owner Ann Flynn's living quarters and she said Alex Turner, 39, even came back for a secret visit about 10 years ago to just stand there and reflect.

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Ann Marie Cook, the head of Lifespan, an agency that helps seniors in Rochester, credits praise from President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, when he was tackling healthcare reform, for the increase in Medicare Advantage in her area.

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