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arcane

ar·cane [ aar káyn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. hard to fathom: difficult or impossible to understand

2. mysteriously obscure: requiring secret knowledge to be understood

[Early 16th century. < Latin arcanus "closed, secret" < arca "box"]

ar·cane·ly adverb
ar·cane·ness noun

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