"ana-" meaning in English

See ana- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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-), {{m|grc|ἀνά||on, up, above, throughout}} ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”), {{doublet|en|on-}} Doublet of on- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ana-, {{en-prefix}} ana-
  1. up, above, upward Tags: morpheme Synonyms (up): supra- 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 'up; upwards': 74 6 5 6 0 0 9
  2. again Tags: morpheme Synonyms (again): re-
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-tMnhQGHC Disambiguation of 'again': 2 88 1 2 3 0 3
  3. backward in direction, reversed Tags: morpheme Synonyms (reversed): un-
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-5Yl1SwbN Disambiguation of 'reversed': 7 0 79 0 0 7 7
  4. thoroughly Tags: morpheme Synonyms (thoroughly): per-, pur-
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-aj3WvVeP Disambiguation of 'thoroughly': 1 2 1 91 0 0 5
  5. against Tags: morpheme Synonyms (against): contra-, counter-
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-pxjj6a76 Disambiguation of 'against': 0 3 0 0 96 0 0
  6. distal, away from Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ana--en-prefix-Wj88Sh~e
  7. to grow or change in place; functionally similar Tags: morpheme Synonyms: disto- [distal], extra- [distal] Synonyms (functionally similar): quasi-

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          "_dis1": "14 16 11 19 15 0 25",
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      "word": "ana-"
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}

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