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acroamatic

adjective
ac·​ro·​a·​mat·​ic | \¦a-krō-ə-¦ma-tik\
variants: or less commonly acroamatical \ ¦a-​krō-​ə-​¦ma-​tə-​kəl \

Definition of acroamatic 

: told orally to chosen disciples only : esoteric

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First Known Use of acroamatic

1635, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acroamatic

Greek akroamatikos, from akroamat-, akroama + -ikos -ic

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