"ana-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀνα-}} Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), {{doublet|en|on-}} Doublet of on- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} ana-
  1. up, above, upward Tags: morpheme Synonyms (up): supra- Derived forms (terms derived from ana- relating to up, above): anafront, anaglyph, anagogy, anascopic Translations (up; upwards): ana- (Irish), anai- (Irish), ana- (Polish), ana- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-WkIHPumk Disambiguation of 'up': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from ana- relating to up, above': 37 3 5 17 9 23 7 Disambiguation of 'up; upwards': 82 7 0 0 0 0 11
  2. again Tags: morpheme Synonyms (again): re- Derived forms (terms derived from ana- relating to again): Anabaptist, analogy, anamorphism, anastatic, anataxis
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-tMnhQGHC Disambiguation of 'again': 2 90 0 0 4 1 4 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from ana- relating to again': 6 46 3 12 9 18 6
  3. backward in direction, reversed Tags: morpheme Synonyms (reversed): un-
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-5Yl1SwbN Disambiguation of 'reversed': 7 0 82 0 0 7 4
  4. thoroughly Tags: morpheme Synonyms: disto- [distal], extra- [distal] Synonyms (thoroughly): per-, pur- Derived forms (terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly): analects, analysis, analyte, anatomy
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-aj3WvVeP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 5 29 25 9 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 11 3 41 17 9 16 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 3 2 34 33 2 5 0 0 3 4 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 4 5 2 20 19 4 8 0 0 6 6 6 6 1 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 1 18 17 4 7 0 0 8 6 6 7 0 7 2 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 5 4 38 22 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 5 6 40 24 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 5 6 36 25 7 13 Disambiguation of 'thoroughly': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly': 7 6 4 43 9 24 8
  5. against Tags: morpheme Synonyms (against): contra-, counter- Derived forms (terms derived from ana- relating to against): anachronism, anafunctor, anamodernism, anatoxin
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-pxjj6a76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 5 29 25 9 16 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 3 2 34 33 2 5 0 0 3 4 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 4 5 2 20 19 4 8 0 0 6 6 6 6 1 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 1 18 17 4 7 0 0 8 6 6 7 0 7 2 7 2 Disambiguation of 'against': 1 4 0 0 95 1 0 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from ana- relating to against': 5 7 3 12 50 18 6
  6. distal, away from Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-Wj88Sh~e Derived forms (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place): anabranch, anabranching, anacladogenesis, anagen, anagenesis, analogous, anaprotaspis, isoanabase Derived forms (terms derived from ana- relating to distal): anacolpate, anagalactic, analept, anaporate, anaseismic, anatreme Disambiguation of 'terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place': 9 7 5 19 13 31 17 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from ana- relating to distal': 8 6 4 17 8 49 7
  7. to grow or change in place; functionally similar Tags: morpheme Synonyms (functionally similar): quasi-
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-bJqwKRUY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 5 29 25 9 16 Disambiguation of 'functionally similar': 3 2 1 7 5 3 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed): anabiosis, anacampylotropous, anadrome, anagram, analeptic, ananym, anaplasia, anatropous, anatropy
Disambiguation of 'terms derived from ana- relating to reversed': 9 6 23 18 10 26 8
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “up”",
      "word": "cata-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “again”",
      "word": "removal of prefix"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “distal”",
      "word": "cata-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “distal”",
      "word": "proxi-"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anabiosis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anacampylotropous"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anadrome"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anagram"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "analeptic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "ananym"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anaplasia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anatropous"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "9 6 23 18 10 26 8",
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anatropy"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἀνα-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "on-"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of on-",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ana-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "37 3 5 17 9 23 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
          "word": "anafront"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "37 3 5 17 9 23 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
          "word": "anaglyph"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "37 3 5 17 9 23 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
          "word": "anagogy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "37 3 5 17 9 23 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
          "word": "anascopic"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "up, above, upward"
      ],
      "id": "en-ana--en-prefix-WkIHPumk",
      "links": [
        [
          "up",
          "up"
        ],
        [
          "above",
          "above"
        ],
        [
          "upward",
          "upward"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "up",
          "word": "supra-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "82 7 0 0 0 0 11",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "up; upwards",
          "word": "ana-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 7 0 0 0 0 11",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "up; upwards",
          "word": "anai-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 7 0 0 0 0 11",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "up; upwards",
          "word": "ana-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 7 0 0 0 0 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "up; upwards",
          "word": "ana-"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 46 3 12 9 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
          "word": "Anabaptist"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 46 3 12 9 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
          "word": "analogy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 46 3 12 9 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
          "word": "anamorphism"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 46 3 12 9 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
          "word": "anastatic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 46 3 12 9 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
          "word": "anataxis"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "again"
      ],
      "id": "en-ana--en-prefix-tMnhQGHC",
      "links": [
        [
          "again",
          "again"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 90 0 0 4 1 4",
          "sense": "again",
          "word": "re-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "backward in direction, reversed"
      ],
      "id": "en-ana--en-prefix-5Yl1SwbN",
      "links": [
        [
          "backward",
          "backward"
        ],
        [
          "reversed",
          "reversed"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "7 0 82 0 0 7 4",
          "sense": "reversed",
          "word": "un-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 5 29 25 9 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 3 41 17 9 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 2 34 33 2 5 0 0 3 4 7 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 5 2 20 19 4 8 0 0 6 6 6 6 1 10 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 5 1 18 17 4 7 0 0 8 6 6 7 0 7 2 7 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 5 4 38 22 7 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 5 6 40 24 7 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 5 6 36 25 7 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "7 6 4 43 9 24 8",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
          "word": "analects"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 6 4 43 9 24 8",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
          "word": "analysis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 6 4 43 9 24 8",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
          "word": "analyte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 6 4 43 9 24 8",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
          "word": "anatomy"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thoroughly"
      ],
      "id": "en-ana--en-prefix-aj3WvVeP",
      "links": [
        [
          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0",
          "sense": "thoroughly",
          "word": "per-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0",
          "sense": "thoroughly",
          "word": "pur-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 10 2 32 21 1 20",
          "tags": [
            "distal"
          ],
          "word": "disto-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 10 2 32 21 1 20",
          "tags": [
            "distal"
          ],
          "word": "extra-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 5 29 25 9 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 2 34 33 2 5 0 0 3 4 7 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 5 2 20 19 4 8 0 0 6 6 6 6 1 10 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 5 1 18 17 4 7 0 0 8 6 6 7 0 7 2 7 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 7 3 12 50 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
          "word": "anachronism"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 7 3 12 50 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
          "word": "anafunctor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 7 3 12 50 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
          "word": "anamodernism"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 7 3 12 50 18 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
          "word": "anatoxin"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "id": "en-ana--en-prefix-pxjj6a76",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 0 0 95 1 0",
          "sense": "against",
          "word": "contra-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 0 0 95 1 0",
          "sense": "against",
          "word": "counter-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "8 6 4 17 8 49 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
          "word": "anacolpate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 6 4 17 8 49 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
          "word": "anagalactic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 6 4 17 8 49 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
          "word": "analept"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 6 4 17 8 49 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
          "word": "anaporate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 6 4 17 8 49 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
          "word": "anaseismic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 6 4 17 8 49 7",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
          "word": "anatreme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "anabranch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "anabranching"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "anacladogenesis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "anagen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "anagenesis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "analogous"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "anaprotaspis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 5 19 13 31 17",
          "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
          "word": "isoanabase"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "distal, away from"
      ],
      "id": "en-ana--en-prefix-Wj88Sh~e",
      "links": [
        [
          "distal",
          "distal"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 5 29 25 9 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to grow or change in place; functionally similar"
      ],
      "id": "en-ana--en-prefix-bJqwKRUY",
      "links": [
        [
          "in place",
          "in place"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 1 7 5 3 78",
          "sense": "functionally similar",
          "word": "quasi-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ana-"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “up”",
      "word": "cata-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “again”",
      "word": "removal of prefix"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “distal”",
      "word": "cata-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “distal”",
      "word": "proxi-"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English prefixes",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
      "word": "anafront"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
      "word": "anaglyph"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
      "word": "anagogy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to up, above",
      "word": "anascopic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
      "word": "Anabaptist"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
      "word": "analogy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
      "word": "anamorphism"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
      "word": "anastatic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to again",
      "word": "anataxis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anabiosis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anacampylotropous"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anadrome"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anagram"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "analeptic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "ananym"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anaplasia"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anatropous"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to reversed",
      "word": "anatropy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
      "word": "analects"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
      "word": "analysis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
      "word": "analyte"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly",
      "word": "anatomy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
      "word": "anachronism"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
      "word": "anafunctor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
      "word": "anamodernism"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to against",
      "word": "anatoxin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
      "word": "anacolpate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
      "word": "anagalactic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
      "word": "analept"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
      "word": "anaporate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
      "word": "anaseismic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to distal",
      "word": "anatreme"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "anabranch"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "anabranching"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "anacladogenesis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "anagen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "anagenesis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "analogous"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "anaprotaspis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place",
      "word": "isoanabase"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἀνα-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "on-"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of on-",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ana-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "up, above, upward"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "up",
          "up"
        ],
        [
          "above",
          "above"
        ],
        [
          "upward",
          "upward"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "again"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "again",
          "again"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "backward in direction, reversed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "backward",
          "backward"
        ],
        [
          "reversed",
          "reversed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thoroughly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "distal, away from"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distal",
          "distal"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to grow or change in place; functionally similar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in place",
          "in place"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "up",
      "word": "supra-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "again",
      "word": "re-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "reversed",
      "word": "un-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thoroughly",
      "word": "per-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "thoroughly",
      "word": "pur-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "against",
      "word": "contra-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "against",
      "word": "counter-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "distal"
      ],
      "word": "disto-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "distal"
      ],
      "word": "extra-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "functionally similar",
      "word": "quasi-"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "up; upwards",
      "word": "ana-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "up; upwards",
      "word": "anai-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "up; upwards",
      "word": "ana-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "up; upwards",
      "word": "ana-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ana-"
}

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