: known or knowable only to a few people : secret
arcane rites
an arcane ritual
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Required, for arcane bureaucratic reasons, is a notarized recognition of kinship from her paternal grandparents, who have never acknowledged or communicated with Marina in the years since her father died, leaving her to be raised by adoptive parents.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
Congress stayed on sidelines Railroads operate under an arcane century-old federal law, the Railway Labor Act, that controls labor relations at railroads and airlines, greatly limiting the union’s ability to go on strike.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
These exceedingly arcane deliberations typically receive little attention from the public.
—Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Graduate students interested in learning to conduct this arcane work are a rare commodity.
—Eric Morgan, Wired News, 10 May 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
Congress stayed on sidelines Railroads operate under an arcane century-old federal law, the Railway Labor Act, that controls labor relations at railroads and airlines, greatly limiting the union’s ability to go on strike.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
These exceedingly arcane deliberations typically receive little attention from the public.
—Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Graduate students interested in learning to conduct this arcane work are a rare commodity.
—Eric Morgan, Wired News, 10 May 2025
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“Arcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcane. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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