Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [60]
1 : a branch of science dealing with the structure of organisms
2 : structural makeup esp. of an organism or any of its parts
3 : a separating into parts for detailed study : ANALYSIS
— an·a·tom·ic or an·a·tom·i·cal adjective
— an·a·tom·i·cal·ly adverb
— anat·o·mist noun
anc abbreviation ancient
-ance noun suffix 1 : action or process 2 : quality or state : instance of a quality or state 3 : amount or degree an·ces·tor noun [ORIGIN: ME ancestre, fr. AF, fr. L antecessor predecessor, fr. antecedere to go before, fr. ante- before + cedere to go] 1 : one from whom an individual is descended 2 : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type Synonyms [1] father, forebear, forefather, grandfather; also grandmother, matriarch, patriarch Antonyms descendant [2] antecedent, forerunner, precursor; also archetype, model, original, prototype Antonyms descendant an·ces·tress noun : a female ancestor an·ces·try noun 1 : line of descent : LINEAGE 2 : ANCESTORS — an·ces·tral adjective Synonyms birth, blood, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain; also heredity, succession Antonyms issue, posterity, progeny, seed 1anchor noun 1 : a heavy metal device attached to a ship that catches hold of the bottom and holds the ship in place 2 : a broadcaster who reads the news and introduces the reports of other broadcasters : ANCHORPERSON 2anchor verb : to hold or become held in place by or as if by an anchor Synonyms catch, clamp, fasten, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set an·chor·age noun : a place suitable for ships to anchor Synonyms harbor, haven, port—more at HARBOR an·cho·rite noun : one that retires from society and lives in solitude : HERMIT Synonyms hermit, recluse, solitary—more at RECLUSE an·chor·man noun 1 : the member of a team who competes last 2 : an anchorperson who is a man an·chor·per·son noun : a broadcaster who reads the news and introduces the reports of other broadcasters an·chor·wom·an noun 1 : a woman who competes last 2 : an anchorperson who is a woman an·cho·vy noun, plural -vies or -vy : a small herringlike fish used esp. for sauces and relishes an·cien ré·gime noun 1 : the political and social system of France before the Revolution of 1789 2 : a system no longer prevailing 1ancient adjective 1 : having existed for many years 2 : belonging to times long past; especially : belonging to the period before the Middle Ages Synonyms [1] elderly, geriatric, old, senior—more at ELDERLY [2] age-old, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoary, old, venerable; also aging, mature Antonyms modern, new, recent [2] early, primal, primeval, primitive—more at EARLY 2ancient noun 1 : an aged person 2 plural : the peoples of ancient Greece and Rome; especially : the classical authors of Greece and Rome an·cil·lary adjective 1 : SUBORDINATE, SUBSIDIARY 2 : AUXILIARY, SUPPLEMENTARY — ancillary noun -ancy noun suffix : quality or state and conjunction 1 — used to indicate connection or addition esp. of items within the same class or type or to join words or phrases of the same grammatical rank or function 2 — used to join one finite verb to another so that together they are equivalent to an infinitive of purpose 1andante adverb or adjective [ORIGIN: It, lit., going, prp. of andare to go] : moderately slow — used as a direction in music 2andante noun : an andante movement and·iron noun : one of a pair of metal supports for firewood in a fireplace and/or conjunction — used to indicate that either and or or may apply An·dor·ran noun : a native or inhabitant of Andorra an·dro·gen noun : a male sex hormone an·drog·y·nous