ANS

American Name Society.

Words nearby ANS

anpa, anpr, anqing, anquetil, anrep phenomenon, ANS, ans., ansa, ansar, ansate, ansate cross

Definition for ans (2 of 3)

[ ahn ]

/ ɑn /

noun

the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.

Definition for ans (3 of 3)

ans.

answer.

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Examples from the Web for ans

ANS researchers found that all off-site health consequences of the Fukushima Daiichi accident may ultimately be negligible.
Japanese Debris Plume From Tsunami Migrating Across Pacific Ocean|Daniel Stone|March 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Abandoning the project now, ANS officials note, would make all that spending a colossal waste.
Yucca Nuclear Site Returns|Daniel Stone|August 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Ans bashfully crept in beside the sleeping child, taking care not to waken her, and lay there thinking of his new responsibility.
A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen|Hamlin Garland
It was then, and for the first time, that they heard the slow and groping utterance of Ans Handerson.
The Faith of Men|Jack London

Their fall released into German control the railway junction at Ans.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)|Various
Ans, we've got to send Flaxen back to St. Peter; she's so homesick she don't know what to do.
A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen|Hamlin Garland
It was a custom with the I'ans, and a few other West Country families, to have their burials at night.
Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series|William Bottrell

British Dictionary definitions for ans (1 of 6)

An¹

/ (ɑːn) /

noun

myth the Sumerian sky godBabylonian counterpart: Anu

British Dictionary definitions for ans (2 of 6)

An²

the chemical symbol for

actinon

British Dictionary definitions for ans (3 of 6)

abbreviation for

Anglo-Norman

British Dictionary definitions for ans (4 of 6)

an¹

/ (æn, unstressed ən) /

determiner

a form of the indefinite article used before an initial vowel soundan old car; an elf; an honour

Word Origin for an

Old English ān one

usage for an

An was formerly often used before words that begin with h and are unstressed on the first syllable: an hotel; an historic meeting . Sometimes the initial h was not pronounced. This usage is now becoming obsolete

British Dictionary definitions for ans (5 of 6)

an²

an'

/ (æn, unstressed ən) /

conjunction

(subordinating) an obsolete or dialect word for if See and (def. 9)

British Dictionary definitions for ans (6 of 6)

an³

the internet domain name for

Netherlands Antilles

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