Plural of 'ana,' meaning a collection of someone's memorable sayings or anecdotes.
From Latin 'ana' (a collection of sayings), plural 'anas.' The word became popular for publishing compilations of a famous person's witty remarks.
In the 1600s-1800s, 'ana' collections were bestsellers—people would publish 'Shakespeareana' or 'Voltaireaana,' gathering witty quotes, which is basically what Twitter accounts do now, but on paper.
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