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arcane

The correct spelling is arcane.

How to pronounce arcane

/ɑɹˈkeɪn/
adjective

IPA: /ɑɹˈkeɪn/

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The correct spelling is arcane. Understood by only a few. For example: "arcane rituals"

Usage Examples

arcane rituals

arcane details

An arcane law

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Understood by only a few.
  2. 2.(by extension) Obscure, mysterious.
  3. 3.Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.
  4. 4.Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.

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