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

Related Words

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