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Arcane

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Known or understood by only a few: arcane economic theories. See Synonyms at mysterious.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Hidden; secret.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Hidden; secret.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

Word Usage

"To be attributed the concept arcane, on this view, it suffices that S uses the expression ˜arcane™ by and large correctly, ˜in keeping with its content™ “ if she is committed to her community practice of using the corresponding expression"

Equivalent

esoteric

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

hidden secret esoteric

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

esoteric archaic occult magical computational cabalistic recondite mystical mathematical nautical