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ana-enUK
ana-pref.1. Upward; up: anabolism.2. Backward; back: anaplasia.3. Again; anew: anaphylaxis.
[Greek, from ana, up; see an- in Indo-European roots.]ana- or before a vowel an-prefix1. up; upwards: anadromous. 2. again: anagram. 3. back; backwards: anatropous. [from Greek ana]an•a (ˈæn ə, ˈɑ nə)
n. 1. a collection of miscellaneous information about a subject, person, place, or thing. 2. an item in such a collection, as an anecdote. [1720–30; independent use of -ana] ana- a prefix occurring orig. in verbs and verbal derivatives borrowed from Greek, usu. denoting upward or backward motion ( anadromous), completion ( analysis; anatomy), or repetition (anamorphosis). Also, before a vowel, an-. [< Greek, comb. form of aná] -ana or -iana a suffix that forms collective nouns denoting an assembly of items representative of or associated with the place, person, or period named by the stem: Americana; Shakespeareana; Victoriana. [< Latin, neuter pl. of -ānus -an1] ANA or A.N.A., 1. American Newspaper Association. 2. American Nurses Association. 3. Association of National Advertisers. ana-enUK
ana- word element [Gr.], upward; again; backward; excessively.ana- (an'ă), Do not confuse words formed with this prefix and similar words formed with the prefix an-.Up, again, back; sometimes an- before a vowel; corresponds to L. sursum-; CAUTION: an- before a vowel usually stands for a- meaning not; sometimes ana- becomes am- before p, b, or ph. [G. ana, up] ana- Prefix meaning up, toward, apart. usage note not to be confused with an- (a form of the prefix a-, without, used before a vowel). [G. ana, up]ana- Prefix denoting up, upward, or back, backward.ana- or an- prefix denoting - up, upwards.
- again.
- back, backwards.
ana- Do not confuse words formed with this prefix and similar words formed with the prefix an-.CAUTION: an- before a vowel usually stands for a- - meaning not; sometimes ana- becomes am- before p, b, or ph. Combining form denoting up, again, back; sometimes an- before a vowel; corresponds to L. sursum-. [G. ana, up]ThesaurusSeeAna |