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adjective
- 1. understood by few; mysterious or secret: "arcane procedures for electing people"
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Arcane means secret, mysterious, or obscure, known or knowable only to a few people. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.
Arcane means mysterious and known only by a few people. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and translations, and explore its origin and usage.
Something arcane is understood or known by only a few people. Almost everyone knows the basics of baseball, but only an elite few possess the arcane knowledge of its history that marks the true fan. A near synonym is esoteric , as in "relating to remote information or knowledge."
Arcane means secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, example sentences and synonyms from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Arcane definition: known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric. See examples of ARCANE used in a sentence.
Arcane means mysterious and known only by a few people. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.
Arcane means hidden, secret, or understood by only a few. It comes from Latin arcanus, meaning "to shut up" or "a chest". See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of arcane usage.
