English
ann
see also: Ann, ANN
Pronunciation Noun

ann (plural anns)

  1. (legal, Scotland) A half year's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.
Ann
Pronunciation Proper noun
  1. A female given name.
    • 1903 George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman: Act I:
      RAMSDEN. When you say Ann, you mean, I presume, Miss Whitefield.
      TANNER. I mean our Ann, your Ann, Tavy's Ann, and now, Heaven help me, my Ann.
    • 1969 Constance Urdang, Natural History, Harper&Row 1969, page 61:
      Given a perfectly good American name like Ann, she has deliberately chosen to label herself "Anya" after a long-dead great-grandmother, and put jam in her tea.
    • 2005 Mary Monroe, In Sheep's Clothing, Dafina Books, ISBN 0758203446, page 129:
      "Her full name is Annie Lou. Like calling herself a snooty white girl name like Ann makes up for it."
      "Must I remind you that Ann is also my middle name?"
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Translations Noun

ann (plural anns)

  1. Abbreviation of anniversary#English|anniversary.
Adjective

ann (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of annual#English|annual.
ANN
Noun

ann (plural anns)

  1. Initialism of artificial neural network
  2. (internet) Abbreviation of announcement#English|announcement. qual in e-mail or newsgroup subject lines
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