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- DictionaryAr·cane/ärˈkān/
adjective
- 1. understood by few; mysterious or secret: "modern math and its arcane notation"
Arcane definition: known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric. See examples of ARCANE used in a sentence.
The origin of arcane is Latin arcānus, "secret, closed," from arca, "a chest, box." Arcana (singular arcanum) are pieces of mysterious knowledge or information. Definitions of arcane. adjective. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. “the arcane science of dowsing”. synonyms: esoteric.
Define arcane. arcane synonyms, arcane pronunciation, arcane translation, English dictionary definition of arcane. adj. Known or understood by only a few: arcane economic theories. See Synonyms at mysterious.
Definition of arcane adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · adjective. Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious. [formal] Until a few months ago few people outside the arcane world of contemporary music had heard of the composer. Synonyms: mysterious, secret, hidden, esoteric More Synonyms of arcane. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unrevealable. unguessed. hypernormal. preterhuman. untellable. pretersensual. preternormal. undisclosable. unbreatheable. supranatural. secret. esoteric. enigmatic. occult. mystic. Antonyms: common.
Arcane definition: known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric. See examples of ARCANE used in a sentence.
