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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ana- \An"a-\ [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.]
     A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward,
     throughout, backward, back, again, anew.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ana \A"na\ ([=a]"n[.a]), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).]
     (Med.)
     Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or,
     contracted, aa), ? ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two
     ounces.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  -ana \-a"na\ [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in
     -anus.]
     A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a
     collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes,
     etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of
     Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas.
  
                 It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is
                 worth all the ana of the Continent. --Hallam.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ana- \An"a-\ [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.]
     A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward,
     throughout, backward, back, again, anew.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ana \A"na\ ([=a]"n[.a]), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).]
     (Med.)
     Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or,
     contracted, aa), ? ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two
     ounces.
  
           An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  -ana \-a"na\ [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in
     -anus.]
     A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a
     collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes,
     etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of
     Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.
  
     Note: Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas.
  
                 It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is
                 worth all the ana of the Continent. --Hallam.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Ana
       n 1: mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with
            Danu
       2: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ana
     Τουρκικά n.
     η μητέρα

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Ana
     Πορτογαλικά n.
     γυναικείο όνομα, Άννα