- up; upwards: anadromous
- again: anagram
- back; backwards: anatropous
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ana-, (before a vowel) an- prefix
an•a1
(an′ə, ä′nə),USA pronunciation n.
an•a2 (an′ə),USA pronunciation adv.
ana-,
-ana,
A.N.A.,
- a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.
- an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.
- independent use of -ana 1720–30
an•a2 (an′ə),USA pronunciation adv.
- (of ingredients in pharmaceutical prescriptions) in equal quantities;
of each. Symbol: āā, āa
- Greek aná of each
- Medieval Latin
- 1490–1500
ana-,
- a prefix in loanwords from Greek, where it means "up,'' "against,'' "back,'' "re-'':anabasis;
used in the formation of compound words:anacardiaceous.
- Greek, combining 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.
- Latin, neuter plural of -ānus -an
A.N.A.,
- American Newspaper Association.
- American Nurses Association.
- Association of National Advertisers.
'ana-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ana
- anabaena
- Anabaptist
- anabiosis
- anabolism
- anachronism
- anacrusis
- anadromous
- anaglyph
- anagram
- analogous
- analysis
- anapaest
- anaphora
- anaphylaxis
- anaptyxis
- anathema
- anatomy
- anion
- anna
- -iana
- on
- Santa Ana
- tramp
- aa
- Africana
- Americana
- an
- ana
- anabasine
- anabasis
- anableps
- anacardiaceous
- anaclastic
- anaclisis
- anacoenosis
- anadem
- anadiplosis
- anagenesis
- anagnorisis
- anagrammatize
- analects
- analeptic
- analogion
- anamnesis
- anamorphism
- anamorphosis
- anapest
- anaphase
- anaplasia
