ann (plural anns)
Obsolete spelling of annate
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Ann
A female given name from Hebrew.
• Popular since the fourteenth century due to the medieval cult of Saint Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary.
• A very common middle name since the 20th century.
Ann (plural Anns)
Abbreviation of anniversary.
Ann (not comparable)
Abbreviation of annual.
• NAN, NaN, Nan, nan
ANN (plural ANNs)
Initialism of artificial neural network.
(internet) Abbreviation of announcement. (in e-mail or newsgroup subject lines)
• NAN, NaN, Nan, nan
Source: Wiktionary
Ann, An"nat, n. Etym: [LL. annata income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate annats.] (Scots Law)
Definition: A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 October 2023
(adjective) able to adjust readily to different conditions; “an adaptable person”; “a flexible personality”; “an elastic clause in a contract”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
