An

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  An \An\, conj. [Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and
     if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if,
     the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic
     before the conditional clause.]
     If; -- a word used by old English authors. --Shak.
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           Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. --B. Jonson.
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     {An if}, and if; if.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  An \An\ ([a^]n). [AS. [=a]n one, the same word as the numeral.
     See {One}, and cf. {A}.]
     This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called
     the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the
     singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat
     less emphatically. In such expressions as "twice an hour,"
     "once an age," a shilling an ounce (see 2d {A}, 2), it has a
     distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every.
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     Note: An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound;
           as, an enemy, an hour. It in also often used before h
           sounded, when the accent of the word falls on the
           second syllable; as, an historian, an hyena, an heroic
           deed. Many writers use a before h in such positions.
           Anciently an was used before consonants as well as
           vowels.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  AN
       n : an associate degree in nursing [syn: {Associate in Nursing}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AN
       Access Node
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AN
       Alternating Network
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  an
       
           The {country code} for the Netherlands Antilles
          (Dutch Antilles).
       
          (1999-01-27)
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  AN, JOUR, ET WASTE. See Year, day, and waste.