Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A general term for books recording miscellaneous sayings, anecdotes, and gossip about a particular person or subject; the sayings and anecdotes themselves. See -ana.
- noun A suffix of Latin origin, in modern use with a euphonic variant, -i-ana, to form collective plurals, as Scaligerana, Johnsoniana, etc., applied to a collection of sayings of Scaliger, of Johnson, etc., or of anecdotes or gossip concerning them; also sometimes appended to common nouns, as boxiana (annals of pugilism); more recently extended to all the literature of a subject, as Americana, Shaksperiana, etc. Hence sometimes used as an independent word, ana. See
ana . - noun See
anna . - A word used in medical prescriptions in a distributive sense, as in Greek, to indicate an equal quantity of each: often written āā, earlier and more correctly
āa , where the mark above the first a, according to general medieval practice, represented the omission of n. Seetilde . - noun A prefix of Greek origin, meaning up, upon, along, throughout, back, again, etc., as in
anabasis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; , that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
direction analogous toup , but along the additionalaxis added by thefourth dimension . - noun Internet, slang
Anorexia (used especially by thepro-ana movement). - noun A
collection of things associated with aperson orplace , especially a personal collection ofanecdotes or conversations at table - adverb in prescriptions Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or contracted to aa), / ij. (that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
- noun mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
Etymologies
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Examples
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The fauna of Doñana is mostly Mediterranean with a few north African and northern European species.
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And getting a telephone installed and working down here in the land of mañana is way different from the routine call to the local phone company, the prompt installation, the equally prompt billing back in the United States.
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And getting a telephone installed and working down here in the land of mañana is way different from the routine call to the local phone company, the prompt installation, the equally prompt billing back in the United States.
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Mañana is a Mexican word that I struggle to understand.
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Mañana is a Mexican word that I struggle to understand.
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Mañana is not a promise, not a date, not a commitment, it's just ... not right now.
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'Inshallah, wa lakin ana hazeen giddan - If God wills, but I am sorry to be doing so,' I replied.
Archive 2004-10-31 Laban 2004
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Mañana is not a promise, not a date, not a commitment, it's just ... not right now.
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'Inshallah, wa lakin ana hazeen giddan - If God wills, but I am sorry to be doing so,' I replied.
October 31, 2004 Laban 2004
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'Inshallah, wa lakin ana hazeen giddan - If God wills, but I am sorry to be doing so,' I replied.
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