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OP Date: Wed Apr 17 00:41:45 EDT 1996
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--ana
1. ana \'an-*\ av [ME, fr. ML, fr. Gk, at the rate of, lit., up] : of each
an equal quantity - used in prescriptions
2. ana \'an-*, 'a:n-\ n or ana or anas [-ana] pl 1: a collection of the memorable sayings or table talk of a person 2: a collection of anecdotes or interesting or curious information about a person or a place
In prescriptions ana used to be very often written "aa" with a line over it. "cum" meaning "with" was "c" with a line over it. "sine" meaning "without" was "s" with a line
over it. "q" meant "every". "Noc" was "night". And the handwriting was so bad that it lead to many errors.
And for suffix of a collection, I think it is often "-iana".
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