Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Anna"

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)

Anna
grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a
"prophetess," like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chr. 34:22).
After seven years of married life her husband died, and during
her long widowhood she daily attended the temple services. When
she was eighty-four years old, she entered the temple at the
moment when the aged Simeon uttered his memorable words of
praise and thanks to God that he had fulfilled his ancient
promise in sending his Son into the world (Luke 2:36, 37).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Anna \An"na\, n. [Hindi [=a]n[=a].]
An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or
about 2? cents.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

anna
n : a former copper coin of Pakistan


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