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anad·ro·mous adjective : ascending rivers from the sea for breeding <~ fish>

an·aer·obe noun : an anaerobic organism

an·aer·o·bic adjective : living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen

ana·gram noun : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase

1anal adjective 1 : of, relating to, or situated near the anus

2 : of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which one is concerned esp. with feces

3 : of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits (as parsimony and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development

— anal·ly adverb

2anal abbreviation 1 analogy

2 analysis; analytic

an·al·ge·sia noun : insensibility to pain

— an·al·ge·sic adjective

an·al·ge·sic noun : an agent for producing analgesia

analog computer noun : a computer that operates with numbers represented by directly measurable quantities (as voltages)

anal·o·gous adjective : similar in one or more respects

Synonyms

akin, alike, comparable, correspondent, like, parallel, similar, such—more at ALIKE

an·a·logue or an·a·log noun 1 : something that is analogous to something else

2 : an organ similar in function to one of another animal or plant but different in structure or origin

anal·o·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : inference that if two or more things agree in some respects they will probably agree in others

2 : a likeness in one or more ways between things otherwise unlike

— an·a·log·i·cal adjective

— an·a·log·i·cal·ly adverb

anal·y·sis noun, plural -y·ses [ORIGIN: NL, fr. Gk, fr. analyein to break up, fr. ana- up + lyein to loosen]

1 : separation of a thing into the parts or elements of which it is composed

2 a : an examination of a thing to determine its parts or elements

b : a statement showing the results of a critical examination

3 : PSYCHOANALYSIS

— an·a·lyst noun

— an·a·lyt·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] assay, breakdown, breakup, dissection; also assessment, evaluation, examination, inspection, investigation, scrutiny

[2b] comment, commentary, exposition—more at COMMENTARY

an·a·lyt·ic or an·a·lyt·i·cal adjective : of or relating to analysis; especially : separating something into component parts or constituent elements

Synonyms

coherent, good, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, sober, sound, valid—more at LOGICAL

an·a·lyze verb -lyzed; -lyz·ing : to make an analysis of

Synonyms

anatomize, assay, break down, break up, dissect; also assess, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, scrutinize

an·a·pest noun : a metrical foot of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable

— an·a·pes·tic adjective or noun

an·ar·chic adjective : of, relating to, or advocating anarchy

Synonyms

disorderly, lawless, unruly—more at LAWLESS

an·ar·chism noun : the theory that all government is undesirable

— an·ar·chist noun or adjective

— an·ar·chis·tic adjective

an·ar·chy noun 1 a : a social structure without government or law and order

b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority

2 : utter confusion

— an·ar·chi·cal·ly adverb

anas·to·mo·sis noun, plural -mo·ses 1 : the union of parts or branches (as of blood vessels)

2 : NETWORK

anat abbreviation anatomical; anatomy

anath·e·ma noun 1 a : a person or thing accursed

b : one intensely disliked

2 : a solemn curse

Synonyms

[1b] abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, aversion, bête noire, hate—more at HATE

[2] curse, execration, imprecation, malediction—more at CURSE

anath·e·ma·tize verb -tized; -tiz·ing : to pronounce an anathema against : CURSE

anat·o·mize verb -mized; -miz·ing 1 : to dissect so as to examine the structure and parts

2 : to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis : ANALYZE

Synonyms

analyze, assay, break down, break up, dissect—more at ANALYZE

anat·o·my noun, plural -mies [ORIGIN: LL anatomia