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an⋅a

1  [an-uh, ah-nuh]
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–noun
1. a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
2. an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.
Origin:
1720–30; independent use of -ana

an⋅a

2  [an-uh]
–adverb
(of ingredients in pharmaceutical prescriptions) in equal quantities; of each. Symbol: a̅a̅, āa
Origin:
1490–1500; < ML < Gk aná of each

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

-ana

 
a suffix that forms collective nouns denoting an assembly of items, as household objects, art, books, or maps, or a description of such items, as a bibliography, all of which are representative of or associated with the place, person, or period named by the stem: Americana; Shakespeareana; Victoriana.
Also, -iana.

Origin:
< L, neut. pl. of -ānus -an

A.N.A.

 
1. American Newspaper Association.
2. American Nurses Association.
3. Association of National Advertisers.
Also, ANA
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an·a 1   (ān'ə, ä'nə)   
n.   pl. ana or an·as

  1. A collection of various materials that reflect the character of a person or place: definitive ana of the early American West.

  2. An item in such a collection.


[From New Latin -āna, as in titles of such collections; see -ana.]
an·a 2   (ān'ə)   
adv.  Both in the same quantity; of each. Used to refer to ingredients in prescriptions.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, at the rate of; see an- in Indo-European roots.]
ANA  
abbr.  

  1. American Newspaper Association

  2. American Nurses Association

  3. Association of National Advertisers

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Word Origin & History

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

Main Entry: ana
Pronunciation: 'an-&
Function: adverb
: of each an equal quantity —used in writing prescriptions

Main Entry: ANA
Function: abbreviation
1 American Nurses Association
2 antinuclear antibodies; antinuclear antibody
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Medical Dictionary

ana an·a (ān'ə)
adv.
Both in the same quantity; of each. Used to refer to ingredients in prescriptions.

ana- pref.

  1. Upward; up: anacrotic.

  2. Backward; back: anaplasia.

  3. Again; anew: anabiosis.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ANA

  1. Administration for Native Americans

  2. American Newspaper Association

  3. American Nurses Association

  4. Anaheim Angels

  5. antinuclear antibody

  6. Association of National Advertisers

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