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, Ana-leptic, aly. from. analepsis, recovery, (from ava,
, ana, again, and 7I.~'lils,.I",psis, taking, receivingj. A
, term applied to medicines that ,'evive and strengthen.
Ana-logy, s. See I,oGos, p. IS.
Ana-lysis, s. from ava, ana, again, find l\VCIJ, lua, I dis..
solve. The separation of a compound into the parts of
which it consists. To analyse a compound word is to
distinguish the etymon or root; the prefix,. and the'
desinence 01' termination. The opposite to Synthesis•
.A.n-archy, s. See ARCH';, p. 5.
Ana.thema, s. from ava, ana, apart, and ;;~p.a, thema, a
thing put. That which is put apart for holy purposes,
3 victim for sacrifice, a person _sacrificed as a
victim to' a particular cause, a curse, a person scpo...
rated (put apart) as being under a curse. Anathema
is also used to denote the curse 01' censure pronounced
in excommunication. Excommunication is the act
of excluding a pel'son from the participation of holy
mysteries.
An~tomy, $. frOlll'ava, ana, apart, and 'TEfJ.J/W, t~mno, I
cut. . Dissection; or the nct of separating and examining
the parts of animal bodies.
Anchor, s. from Ct'Y"vpa., agku1'a " (IWpTOS, kurt'6s, a cUl'ved
hook for ,fishing), a curved iron instrument, which,
being fastened to the ground by means of a cable
attached to it, keeps a ship from driving.
Andro-ides, s. from avopos, andros, of a man, and flOOS,
1!idOs, form. A term under which some scientific
writers have classed all the Automata made to imitate
the human form.
A-n-ecdotes, s~ from a, a, not, and ElCOOTOS; (fkd'6t'6s,
published. A circumstance not publicly known.
Anemo-gmphy,s. See GRArnE, p. 10.
Anemo-melel', s. See :METREO, p. 19.
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