13 definitions found for ana

Ana A'NA, aa, or a. [Gr.]
In medical prescriptions, it signifies an equal quantity of the several ingredients; as, wine and honey, ana, aa or a that is, of wine and honey each two ounces.
A'NA, as a termination, is annexed to the names of authors to denote a collection of their memorable sayings. Thus, Scaligerana, is a book contained the sayings of Scaliger. It was used by the Romans, as in Collectaneus, collected, gathered.

Ana n 1: mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu 2: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

ana - nothing

ana I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, at the rate of, literally, up Date: 14th century of each an equal quantity II. noun (plural ana or anas) Etymology: -ana Date: circa 1751 1. a collection of the memorable sayings of a person 2. a collection of anecdotes or interesting information about a person or a place

ANA abbreviation American Nurses Association

-ana
suffix forming plural nouns meaning 'things associated with' (Victoriana; Americana).
Etymology: neut. pl. of L adj. ending - anus

ana
n.
1 (as pl.) anecdotes or literary gossip about a person.
2 (as sing.) a collection of a person's memorable sayings.
Etymology: = -ANA

ana-
prefix (usu. an- before a vowel)
1 up (anadromous).
2 back (anamnesis).
3 again (anabaptism).
Etymology: Gk ana up

ana ˈɑ:nə n. 1 (as pl.) anecdotes or literary gossip about a person. 2 (as sing.) a collection of a person's memorable sayings. [= -ANA]

Ana- An"a- [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.

Ana A"na ([=a]"n[.a]), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), ? ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. --Dryden.

-ana -a"na [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc. Note: Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas. It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. --Hallam.

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