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Ana is the neuter plural termination of Latin adjectives in -anus, often forming an affix with the names of eminent men to denote a collection of their memorable sayings - thus Scaligericanca, Johnsoniana, the sayings of Scaliger, of Johnson; or to denote a collection of anecdotes, or gossipy matter, as in boxiana. Hence, as an independent noun, books recording such sayings; the sayings themselves.
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