arcane
adjective/ɑːˈkeɪn/
/ɑːrˈkeɪn/
(formal)- secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand
- the arcane rules of cricket
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin arcanus, from arcere ‘to shut up’, from arca ‘chest’.Definitions on the go
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