adv
Meaning 1
Of each; an equal quantity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- wine and honey, ana / ij
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aa
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ana
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈæ.nə/
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US: /ˈɑn.ə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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UK: /ˈɑː.nə/
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rhymes with -ænə
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rhymes with -ɑːnə
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CMU ARPABET: AA1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AE1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: kata
name
Meaning 3
Abbreviation of Anaheim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 4
Initialism of Afghan National Army.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 5
Initialism of All Nippon Airways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 6
Initialism of Australian National Airways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 7
Initialism of American Nurses Association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 8
A female given name, equivalent to English Anna or Hannah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 9
A river in Oregon, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 10
Alternative spelling of Anah, a city in Anbar, Iraq.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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name
Meaning 11
An ethnicity within the Yoruba people, mostly living in Benin and Togo in West Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 12
The language within the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Ana people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ifè
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 14
Anorexia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 15
Alternative form of anna (“a former subdivision of the rupee”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 16
Initialism of anti-nuclear antibody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 17
Initialism of animal nursing assistant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 18
A member of the Ana people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 19
a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
noun
Meaning 20
mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Celtic deity
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “of each”).
From Ancient Greek; see ana-.
From various languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, and Macedonian, all derived—sometimes via Late Latin Anna in the Vulgate—from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna, “Anna”), chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the New Testament in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oregonian river, named for Ana Byars, daughter of the surveyor W.H. Byars. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Hannah.
Formed from the Latin suffix -ana; compare ism (from -ism), itis (from -itis), phobia (from -phobia).
Clipping of anorexia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Ana as form of personification and coded language. Compare mia.
From Hindi अन्न (ann, “food, grain”), आना (ānā), from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).