-a·na 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. --Hallam.
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Ana
n 1: mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with
Danu
2: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place