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Definition of
arcane adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
arcane
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ɑrˈkeɪn
/
/
(
formal
)
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secret and mysterious, and therefore difficult to understand
modern math and its arcane notation
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arcane
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