an-
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an- (1) privative prefix,
from Gk. an-, "
not, without,"
related to ne- and cognate with Skt. an-,
L. in-,
Goth.,
O.E. un- (
see UN- (
Cf. un-)).
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an- (2) form of L. ad- before -n- (
see AD- (
Cf. ad-)).
Etymology dictionary.
2014.