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ana

collection of memorable sayings

noun ah-NAH Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: Latin -ana (collected writings suffix)

Usage Note

Ana is a learned, somewhat archaic term for a collection of someone's witty or noteworthy remarks, similar to 'table talk'. It appears mainly in literary history (les ana de Voltaire). Modern French rarely uses it in everyday speech; a learner is most likely to encounter it in 18th-century literary criticism.

Examples

"Ce livre est un ana des réflexions de l'auteur."

Natural Translation

This book is a collection of the author's reflections.

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