ana

¹

[ an-uh, ah-nuh ]

noun

1. a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
2. an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.

ana

²

[ an-uh ]

adverb

1. (of ingredients in pharmaceutical prescriptions) in equal quantities; of each. : a̅a̅, āa

ana-

³

1. a prefix in loanwords from Greek, where it means “up,” “against,” “back,” “re-”: anabasis; used in the formation of compound words: anacardiaceous.

-ana

⁴

1. a suffix that forms collective nouns denoting an assembly of items, as household objects, art, books, or maps, or a description of such items, as a bibliography, all of which are representative of or associated with the place, person, or period named by the stem:

   Americana; Shakespeareana; Victoriana.

A.N.A.

⁵

or ANA

abbreviation for

1. American Newspaper Association.
2. American Nurses Association.
3. Association of National Advertisers.

Ana

¹

/ ˈænə /

noun

1. 1. a name for anorexia, esp when used as a personification of the disease by its sufferers
   2. a person who identifies himself or herself as an anorexic

adjective

1. anorexic

ana

²

/ ˈɑːnə /

noun

1. a collection of reminiscences, sketches, etc, of or about a person or place
2. an item of or for such a collection

ANA

³

abbreviation for

1. Article Number Association: (in Britain) an organization of manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers that provides a system ( article numbering ) by which a product is identified by a unique machine-readable number compatible with article-numbering systems used in other countries

ana-

⁴

prefix

1. up; upwards

   anadromous

2. again

   anagram

3. back; backwards

   anatropous

ana

⁵

/ ˈeɪnə; ˈɑːnə /

adverb

1. obsolete.
   pharmacol (of ingredients in a prescription) in equal quantities aa

-ana

⁶

suffix forming nouns

1. denoting a collection of objects or information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place

   Victoriana

   Americana

   Shakespeareana

Word History and Origins

Origin of ana¹

First recorded in 1720–30; independent use of -ana

Origin of ana²

1490–1500; < Medieval Latin < Greek aná of each

Origin of ana³

From Greek, combining form of aná; no necessary relation to on

Origin of ana⁴

< Latin, neuter plural of -ānus -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of ana¹

C21: a play on the word anorexia and the girl's name Anna

Origin of ana²

C18: independent use of -ana

Origin of ana³

from Greek ana

Origin of ana⁴

C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek: of every one similarly

Origin of ana⁵

New Latin, from Latin -āna, literally: matters relating to, neuter plural of -ānus; see -an

Example Sentences

Cortes said he had political power in mind after the Santa Ana police union began to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each election cycle to put their favored candidates on the City Council.

From Los Angeles Times

In previous Santa Ana campaigns, “we talked about all the good stuff we had done,” Vicente said.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of this evolution has happened in Santa Ana, which has shifted from a city run by centrist Democrat Latinos to a progressive beacon with a City Council that is as apt to call for a bilateral cease-fire in Palestine and Israel as to declare itself a sanctuary city.

From Los Angeles Times

Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento thought Chispa was an “unassembled group of young people” when he served on the Santa Ana City Council last decade.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re such kids that both Vicente and Bustos deadpanned “before my time” when I asked about Santa Ana council races from 20 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• oeuvre