ana
1 of 5adverb
ˈa-nə 
: of each an equal quantity —used in writing prescriptions
ana
2 of 5noun
ˈa-nə ˈä-
ˈä- ˈā-
plural ana or anas
1
: a collection of the memorable sayings of a person
2
: a collection of anecdotes or interesting information about a person or a place
ANA
3 of 5abbreviation
American Nurses Association
ana-
4 of 5prefix
variants or an-
1
: up : upward
anabolism
2
: back : backward
anatropous
-ana
5 of 5plural noun suffix
variants or -iana
: collected items of information especially anecdotal or bibliographical concerning
Americana
Word History
Etymology
Adverb
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, at the rate of, literally, up
Noun
-ana
Prefix
Latin, from Greek, up, back, again, from ana up — more at on
Plural noun suffix
New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of -anus -an & -ianus -ian
First Known Use
Adverb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
ana 1 of 2
adverb
ˈan-ə
: of each an equal quantity —used in writing prescriptions
ANA
2 of 2abbreviation
1
American Nurses Association
2
antinuclear antibodies; antinuclear antibody
ana
noun
as in garland
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- garland
- almanac
- analects
- compilation
- symposium
- collectanea
- reader
- compendium
- album
- anthology
- chapbook
- digest
- florilegium
- archives
- miscellany
- sourcebook
- miscellanea
- casebook
- corpus
- library