an-

I

aff. a prefix occurring orig. in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “not,”“without,”“lacking”

anaerobic; anhydrous; anonymous[/ex]

regularly attached to words or stems beginning with a vowel or h. Compare a-

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Etymology: < Gk II

an-

aff. var. of ad- before

n: announce[/ex]

III

an-

aff. var. of ana- before a vowel:

anion[/ex]