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arcane

Main Entry:: ar·cane
Pronunciation:: \är-ˈkān\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Latin arcanus
Date:: 1547

: known or knowable only to the initiate : secret <arcane rites> ; broadly : mysterious, obscure <arcane explanations>

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