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suffix -ana suff. 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."
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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