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Meaning of ARCANE

Pronunciation:  âr'keyn

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 Definition: [adj]  requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; "the arcane science of dowsing"
 
 Synonyms: esoteric
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ar*cane"\, a. [L. arcanus.]
Hidden; secret. [Obs.] ``The arcane part of divine wisdom.''
--Berkeley.

 
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