VividLex

Home / Dictionary / ana

ana

5 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. adv. Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), / ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a collection of anecdotes about a person or place Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), ., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. Dryden. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or,contracted, aa), ., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. Dryden. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu n. a collection of anecdotes about a person or place Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for ana · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
an't
ana-