ano-

¹

1. a combining form of anus or anal:

   anorectal.

ano-

²

1. a combining form meaning “up,” “upper,” “upward”:

   anoopsia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ano-¹

< Greek, combining form of ánō

Example Sentences

The words arren (male) and aner (man) also contain a similar allusion to the same principle of the upward flux (te ano rhon).

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Scarcely had the war vessel passed out to open sea, when the people of Ano Ano were back from the bush to the village.

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In his epitaph in ye churche, ye building of ye churche and steeple was expressed; he died ye 29 daye of August, ano 1517.

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Ano was a cripple and both legs were twisted out of shape—he hobbled about on crutches.

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She hates a man with all his limbs: a wooden leg, a crutch, and fistula in ano, wins her heart.

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