Definition of "an-" [an-]

• A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, the same as on-. (prefix)
• A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, a reduced form of and-. (prefix)
• Not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h". (prefix)

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• "By the by, Olympian Colin Jackson opened its Westfield Stratford branch yesterday, as it was an- nounced that the bank's shares were down by almost 50p."