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ANA
(ANN-uh)
1.
A collection of anecdotes about a person or place 2. A
collection of various materials that reflect the character of a
person or place Common
clues: Literary miscellany; Literary olio; Literary assortment;
Anecdote collection; Collection of anecdotes, e.g. Crossword
puzzle frequency:
3 times a year Frequency
in English language:
12553 / 86800
…Such
collections, or Ana, have been made in all ages, and in every
country where literature has been cultivated. In modern times,
Ana has been used to denote collections, either of remarks by
celebrated individuals in conversation, or of extracts from their
note-books, letters, or even published works - or generally, of
particulars respecting them. Of these collections Voltaire has
said, in his wicked way, that we are indebted for them, for the
most part, to those bookmakers who live on the follies of the
dead.
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from the Introduction to “The Percy Anecdotes”.
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A
collection of various materials that reflect the character of a
person or place…
Compliments of
Terrence Fogarty. "The Legacy" a painting by Terrence
Fogarty-copyright 1999 www.terrencefogarty.com
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