| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·la·ge |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  än lä g |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also An·la·ge |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. an·la·ges or an·la·gen (-gn)
1. Biology The initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a part or an organ develops; primordium. 2. A genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic. 3. A fundamental principle; the foundation for a future development. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German, fundamental principle, from Middle High German anl ge, request : ane-, on (from Old High German ana-; see an- in Appendix I) + lge, act of laying (from Old High German lga; see legh- in Appendix I).
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