ana-pref.1. Upward; up: anabolism.2. Backward; back: anaplasia.3. Again; anew: anaphylaxis.[Greek, from ana, up; see an- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ana- or before a vowel an-prefix1. up; upwards: anadromous. 2. again: anagram. 3. back; backwards: anatropous. [from Greek ana]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014an?a (?æn ?, ?? n?) 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-. [
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ANAabbr. antinuclear antibodyan·a 1 (?n??, ä?n?)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 -?na, as in titles of such collections; see -ana.]an·a 2 (?n??)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.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ana (?e?n?; ???n?) adv (Pharmacology) pharmacol obsolete (of ingredients in a prescription) in equal quantities. Abbreviation: aa [C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek: of every one similarly]ana (???n?) n1. a collection of reminiscences, sketches, etc, of or about a person or place2. an item of or for such a collection[C18: independent use of -ana]Ana (?æn?) n (Sociology) a. a name for anorexia, esp when used as a personification of the disease by its sufferersb. a person who identifies himself or herself as an anorexicadj (Sociology) anorexic[C21: a play on the word anorexia and the girl’s name Anna]ANA abbreviation for (Commerce) Article Number Association: (in Britain) an organization of manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers that provides a system (article numbering) by which a product is identified by a unique machine-readable number compatible with article-numbering systems used in other countries Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014an?a (?æn ?, ?? n?) 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-. [
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-ana or -ianasuff. A collection of items relating to a specified person or place: Americana.[New Latin -?na, from Latin, neuter pl. of -?nus, adj. and n. suff.; see -an1.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ana or -ianasuffix forming nounsdenoting a collection of objects or information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place: Shakespeareana; Victoriana; Americana. [New Latin, from Latin -?na, literally: matters relating to, neuter plural of -?nus; see -an]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014an?a (?æn ?, ?? n?) 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-. [