Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb. / Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.

Initialism of African National Congress.

(medicine, immunology) Initialism of absolute neutrophil count: a blood test measuring the number of neutrophil granulocytes. / (healthcare) Initialism of antenatal care.

plural of ANC

(Germanic paganism) A festival celebrated by followers of Heathenry in late October or early November and based on the Germanic tradition of ancestor worship.

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather. / An earlier type; a progenitor

(transitive) To be an ancestor of.

plural of ancestor

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor