Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Known or understood by only a few: synonym: mysterious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Hidden; secret.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Hidden; secret.
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- adjective
Understood by only a few;obscure ; requiringsecret ormysterious knowledge .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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To be attributed the concept arcane, on this view, it suffices that S uses the expression ˜arcane™ by and large correctly, ˜in keeping with its content™ “ if she is committed to her community practice of using the corresponding expression
The Normativity of Meaning and Content Glüer, Kathrin 2009
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They were covered in arcane tattoos, but none of them were of Set, the serpent god that Conan, like most westerners abhorred.
Archive 2009-12-01 Reis O'Brien 2009
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Like its predecessor, "The Lost Symbol" offers a mini-course in arcane historical detail (did you know that the Capitol once had an eternal flame burning beneath the floor under its rotunda?).
Fiction 2009
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Dan Brown "shows us" the nation's capital, causes millions to "re-think" Christianity, and "offers a mini-course in arcane historical detail."
Pop Culture 2009
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Dan Brown "shows us" the nation's capital, causes millions to "re-think" Christianity, and "offers a mini-course in arcane historical detail."
Fiction 2009
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They were covered in arcane tattoos, but none of them were of Set, the serpent god that Conan, like most westerners abhorred.
Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2009
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A Stygian this time, his face tattooed in arcane designs that had been old when Acheron was new to the world.
Archive 2009-12-01 Reis O'Brien 2009
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Like its predecessor, "The Lost Symbol" offers a mini-course in arcane historical detail (did you know that the Capitol once had an eternal flame burning beneath the floor under its rotunda?).
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A Stygian this time, his face tattooed in arcane designs that had been old when Acheron was new to the world.
Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2009
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Dan Brown "shows us" the nation's capital, causes millions to "re-think" Christianity, and "offers a mini-course in arcane historical detail."
kringlan commented on the word arcane
“I sometimes pepper a conversation with a bit of arcane little morbid facts,�? said the Comtesse.
July 18, 2008