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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
-a·na
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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►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Ana
n
1:
mother
of
the
ancient
Irish
gods
;
sometimes
identified
with
Danu
2:
a
collection
of
anecdotes
about
a
person
or
place
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