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a combining form of anus or anal: anorectal.

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Words nearby ano-

annunciation, annunciator, annus horribilis, annus mirabilis, Annwfn, ano-, anoa, anobiid, anocracy, anode, anode dark space

Other definitions for ano- (2 of 2)

ano-²

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

Origin of ano-

<Greek, combining form of ánō

How to use ano- in a sentence

The words arren (male) and aner (man) also contain a similar allusion to the same principle of the upward flux (te ano rhon).
Cratylus|Plato
Scarcely had the war vessel passed out to open sea, when the people of Ano Ano were back from the bush to the village.
Jerry of the Islands|Jack London
In his epitaph in ye churche, ye building of ye churche and steeple was expressed; he died ye 29 daye of August, ano 1517.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
Ano was a cripple and both legs were twisted out of shape—he hobbled about on crutches.
From the Bottom Up|Alexander Irvine

She hates a man with all his limbs: a wooden leg, a crutch, and fistula in ano, wins her heart.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays|Robert Dodsley