ana
/ˈæ.nə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.89 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
adv
In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
noun
Alternative form of anna (“a former subdivision of the rupee”).
name
Abbreviation of Anaheim.
name
Initialism of Afghan National Army.
name
Initialism of All Nippon Airways.
Example Sentences
- "The FRENCH ANAS, or Selections from the best of the French Anas, interspersed with biographical sketches. In three elegant Volumes, small 8vo. price 15s. boards"
- "Jefferson was aware of the literary tradition of anas, which extended back at least as far as Athenaeus's Dipnosophistarum, a delightful collection of table talk from ancient times covering a variety of subjects including law, literature, medicine, and philosophy."
- "wine and honey, ana / ij"
- "Take Sugrede Coriandre ſeedes 3 qv. of an ovvnce, deſcidede liqveriſh ℥ [?]. Calmus, redd Roſes, ana a q. of an ounce, Cĩnamone 3 qv. of an ounce, Ginger, cloves, Mace, Nuttmegges, ana a q. of an oũce, all vvhich being contunded together, & as much Suger mixede thervvith, as ther is of the other poulder, or accordinge as vve deſire the dulcor therof, vve muſt in the morning faſting, or one hovver before ſuppervſe heerof."
- "Your right half would move ana, let us say, and your left half would move kata. The two halves would, in their parallel spaces, move past the plane of rotation, and then they would swing back into our space."
- "Added to the conventional FPS control keys are two extra keys that move the player in ana and kata direction in 4d space. If you go in this extra direction the space around you changes, the room transforms."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæ.nə/
- British English: /ˈɑː.nə/
Usage
- Uncountable
- Australian usage
- American usage
- British usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.