n., pl., ana, or -as.
- A collection of various materials that reflect the character of a person or place: definitive ana of the early American West.
- An item in such a collection.
[From New Latin -āna, as in titles of such collections. See -ana.]
an·a2 (ăn'ə)
adv.
Both in the same quantity; of each. Used to refer to ingredients in prescriptions.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, at the rate of.]
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