an-

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:
< Greek. See a-⁶, in-³, un-¹

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variant of ad- before n: announce.

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variant of ana- before a vowel: anion.

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a- or (before a vowel) an-¹

—*prefix*
	not; without; opposite to: atonal; asocial

[from Greek a-, an- not, without]

an- or (before a vowel) an-¹

—*prefix*

[from Greek a-, an- not, without]

an- or (before a consonant) a-

—*prefix*
	not; without: anaphrodisiac

[from Greek]

a- or (before a consonant) a-

—*prefix*

[from Greek]

ana- or (before a vowel) an-

—*prefix*
1.	up; upwards: anadromous
2.	again: anagram
3.	back; backwards: anatropous

[from Greek ana]

an- or (before a vowel) an-

—*prefix*

[from Greek ana]

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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- (see un-).

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Medical Dictionary

an- pref.
Variant of a-.

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"For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company."

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