Etymology Formed from the Latin suffix -ana; compare ism (from -ism), itis (from -itis), phobia (from -phobia).
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A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
The FRENCH ANAS, or Selections from the best of the French Anas, interspersed with biographical sketches. In three elegant Volumes, small 8vo. price 15s. boards1803, publisher's advertisement in Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson, Page 8
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.2008, Kevin J. Hayes, The road to Monticello: The life and mind of Thomas Jefferson:
ana
adv
/ˈæ.nə/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “of each”).
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In prescriptions Of each; an equal quantity.
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.1599, Oswaldus Gabelhouer, translated by Charles Battus and A. M., The Boock of Physicke: […], Dort: […] Isaack Caen, page 116, column 2:
ana
noun
Etymology Clipping of anorexia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Ana as form of personification and coded language. Compare mia.
In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
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.1985, Rudy von Bitter Rucker, The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes, page 43:
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.2005, Animation journal, volumes 13-15: