Ana vs. Kata — What's the Difference?

Anecdotes or literary gossip about a person.

Kata is a Japanese word (型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone.

A collection of a person's memorable sayings.

A system of basic body positioning and movement exercises, as in karate or judo.

A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table

(martial arts) Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.

Anorexia (used especially by the pro-ana movement).

Ellipsis of code kata, a short programming exercise to improve one's skills through practice and repetition.

: a former subdivision of the rupee.

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(in prescriptions) Of each; an equal quantity.

Ellipsis of kata thermometer.

In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.

(in combination) A drop (in temperature).

Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.

In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.

Mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

A collection of anecdotes about a person or place