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Definition of: ansa
(an′sə) noun plural ·sae (-sē)
1. plural Astron. The apparent ends of Saturn's rings, which, seen obliquely, seem to project from the sides of the planet like handles.
2. A handle, as of a pitcher. [<L, a handle]
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