A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, the same as on- and a-, occurring unfelt in anent, anon, anan, aneal, aneal, etc., and with accent in anvil (but in this and some other words perhaps originally and-: see an).
A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, a reduced form of and- (which see), occurring unfelt in answer.
An earlier form of on, retained until the last century in certain phrases, as an edge, an end, now only on edge, on end; in present use only as an unfelt prefix an- or reduced a-. See an-, a-.
A prefix of Latin origin, usually an assimilation of ad- before n-, as in annex, annul, announce, etc., but sometimes representing Latin in-, as in anoint, annoy.
A prefix of Latin origin, a reduced form of ambi-, occurring (unfelt in English) in ancile, ancipital, anfractuous, etc.
noun.
The indefinite article.
Coordinate use: And; same as and, A.
Conditional use: If; same as and, B.
A prefix of Greek origin, the fuller form of ἀ- privative (a-) preserved before a vowel, as in anarchy, anarthrous, anecdote, anomaly, etc.
A prefix of Greek origin, the form of ana- before a vowel, as in anode.
A suffix of Latin origin, forming adjectives which are or may be also used as nouns.