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-ana

Also ‑iana.

Things associated with a person, place, or field of interest.

Latin, neuter plural ending of adjectives in ‑anus.

This ending can indicate a collection of interesting or collectible items associated with a person, place, or period: Americana, Churchilliana, Africana, Shakespeareana (sometimes Shakespeariana), Victoriana; or a collection of notable sayings associated with a person: Johnsoniana, Swinburneana. Ana sometimes occurs as a free-standing word in the sense of a collection of anecdotes or literary gossip about a person.

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