ANA

A termination of the neuter plural iorm in Latin, used in English and French to denote anecdotes of eminent persons, or selections from their works. The first of the French collections termed " Ana," and from which that denomination originated, is the Vales i an a; containing detached observations on pa ages of cla ical antiquity by the celebrated scholar Valois, or Valesius: it appeared at Paris in 169-5. The Menagiana (Paris, 171-5) is a more amusing work, consisting of anecdotes, criticisms, and miscellaneous observations on all po ible subjects, attributed to the academician Menage. The popularity of this work produced a multitude of other " Ana: " among which may be mentioned the Huetiana, 1723; the Scaligerana, Thuana, Poggiana, and a variety of similar books, consisting of extracts from the works of distinguished writers, or of thoughts or sayings attributed to them. Ana, or AA (contracted from ana). In Medical prescriptions, implies " of each." [s. 55]