| ANC |
abbreviation of "African National Congress," South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |
| -ance |
state, condition, or quality. [3 definitions] |
| ancestor |
a person from whom one is descended, esp. of several generations ago. [4 definitions] |
| ancestral |
pertaining to, inherited from, or descended from an ancestor or ancestors. |
| ancestress |
a female ancestor. |
| ancestry |
one's ancestors collectively; one's family background. [3 definitions] |
| anchor |
a heavy device, connected by a cable to a boat or ship, that is dropped to the bottom of a body of water to restrict the vessel's motion. [7 definitions] |
| anchorage |
a place where vessels can anchor. [4 definitions] |
| anchorite |
one who has withdrawn into seclusion for religious reasons or purposes; hermit. |
| anchorless |
combined form of anchor. |
| anchorman |
in broadcasting, the main announcer on a news program. |
| anchorperson |
the main announcer on a news broadcast. |
| anchorwoman |
in broadcasting, a female anchor on a news program. |
| anchovy |
any of various small, herringlike fish, used for food and found in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| anchylose |
variant of ankylose. |
| ancien régime |
(French) the political and social structure of France before the French Revolution in 1789. [2 definitions] |
| ancient |
extremely old; existing for many years. [4 definitions] |
| anciently |
in times of long ago; of ancient times. |
| ancient Rome |
a civilization cultivated by the city-state of Rome from the 8th century B.C.E. through its development as a republic and its collapse as an empire in the 5th century A.D. |
| ancillary |
subordinate or secondary. [2 definitions] |
| ancon |
a bracket, sometimes ornamental, used to support a molding, shelf, or the like. |