Arcane

adjective

/ɑɹˈkeɪn/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.adjectiveUnderstood by only a few.

"arcane rituals"

2.adjective(by extension) Obscure, mysterious.

"arcane details"

3.adjectiveRequiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.

4.adjectiveExtremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.

"An arcane law"

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