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anancy

anancy noun: a nonpoisonous arachnid, daddy longlegs.

Noun

anancy (plural anancies)

  1. (Jamaica) A nonpoisonous arachnid, daddy longlegs.

Proper noun capitalized: Anancy

Anancy

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Anansi.
    • And so ends the story of July’s birth—a story that was more thrilling than anything the rascal spider Anancy could conjure.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 13

Forms of anancy

pluralanancies

Origin of anancy

From Anansi, a mythical spider (god) from West African folklore.

Questions about anancy

What does anancy mean?
Anancy means a nonpoisonous arachnid, daddy longlegs.
What part of speech is anancy?
Anancy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of anancy?
The plural of anancy is anancies.

Words near anancy in the dictionary

  1. anancastics
  2. anancies
  3. anancine
  4. anancines
  5. anancitis
  6. anancy
  7. Anand
  8. Anand Marg
  9. ananda
  10. Ananda Marg
  11. Ananda Marga

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