AN-


Meaning of AN- in English

an- 1

a prefix occurring before stems beginning with a vowel or h in loanwords from Greek, where it means "not," "without," "lacking" ( anarchy; anecdote ); used in the formation of compound words: anelectric. Also, before a consonant, a- .

[ 6 , IN- 3 , UN- 1 ]

an- 2

var. of ad- before n: announce.

an- 3

var. of ana- before a vowel: anion.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .