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a prefix occurring before stems beginning with a vowel or h in loanwords from Greek, where it means “not,” “without,” “lacking” (anarchy; anecdote); used in the formation of compound words: anelectric.
Also, before a consonant, a-.

Origin:
< Gk. See a- 6 , in- 3 , un- 1

an-

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var. of ad- before n: announce.

an-

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var. of ana- before a vowel: anion.

ana-

 
a prefix in loanwords from Greek, where it means “up,” “against,” “back,” “re-”: anabasis; used in the formation of compound words: anacardiaceous.
Also, especially before a vowel, an-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of aná; no necessary relation to on
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a- 1 or an-  
pref.  Without; not: amoral.

[Greek; see ne in Indo-European roots.]
an-  
pref.  Variant of a-1.
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Word Origin & History

an- 
privative prefix, from Gk., "not, without," related to ne- and cognate with Skt. an-, L. in-, Goth., O.E. un-.

ana- 
prefix meaning 1. "upward," 2. "back, backward, against," 3. "again, anew," from Gk. ana- "up to, toward, exceedingly, back, against," from ana "up, on, upon, throughout, again," cognate with O.E. on, from PIE base *ano- "on, upon, above."
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Medical Dictionary

an- pref.
Variant of a-.

ana- pref.

  1. Upward; up: anacrotic.

  2. Backward; back: anaplasia.

  3. Again; anew: anabiosis.

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