Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A collection of items relating to a specified person or place: Americana.
Wiktionary
- n. A collection of things that relate to a specific place, person etc
GNU Webster's 1913
- 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.
Etymologies
- Latin -ana (plural suffix). (Wiktionary)
- New Latin -āna, from Latin, neuter pl. of -ānus, adj. and n. suff.; see -an1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Consider This: There are several pronunciation combinations because “Ari-” can be said “AIR-ee” or “AR-ee” and “-ana” can be “ANN-ah” or “AHN-ah.””
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