ana
noun · adverb
Simple meaning
A collection of anecdotes about a person or place.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ahnuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɑnə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A collection of anecdotes about a person or place
Internet slang
Anorexia.
An ethnicity within the Yoruba people, mostly living in Benin and Togo in West Africa.
A member of the Ana people.
The language within the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Ana people.
A former Indian coin.
adverb
in prescriptions
Of each; an equal quantity.
In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: A collection of anecdotes about a person or place
Used this way, ana is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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