arcane
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9.8
- adjective
- /ɑrˈkeɪn/
- Many of the concepts in quantum physics are considered arcane and only comprehensible to trained physicists.
- arcane jargon
- arcane language
- arcane knowledge
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- And this image appeared in that article, but it was in some arcane journal or you know, so.
- But it's true that the mathematics gets more and more arcane as you move, as you move forward.
- It's arcane and complicated and doesn't deal with physical form.
- So don't feel bad if you feel completely overwhelmed with the arcane law from the Court of Exchequer in England.
- With his Italian accent and his arcane sense of humor, I honestly couldn't say what it is about him that excites me so much.
- In digging up arcane or seemingly random information, offering insightful readings of poems, and not least, designing PowerPoint slides.
- But if they're sad and looking for ways to spend hours on the Internet researching arcane and impossible to understand theories, might I suggest nerd culture join us?
- This is not this is not arcane knowledge that they went to India.
- So question on arcane discipline as it applies to the team roles.
- You know, writing good dialogue is it's a bit of an arcane art as as much as screen writing as a craft.
- It's it's arcane, it's our archive first principles and then just deductively reasons out from there.
Examples
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This is a tricky question, and I will address it with the famously arcane theory of supply and demand.
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What we have is a very arcane set of wage and hour laws.
Academic text (1998) -
Very few understood the function of the arcane instruments inside the cabinets.
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The conventions of our money supply are so arcane that explanation is daunting.
Academic text (2012) -
CRISPR was discovered by scientists pursuing an arcane question: how do bacteria defend themselves from viruses?
Academic text (2015) -
The rules of the game are arcane to most new players, making it difficult for them to understand.
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The ancient text contained many arcane symbols that only a few experts could decipher.
Synonyms
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Not well known or famous
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9.7
Only a small group of experts understand it
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8.1
Hard to understand and often seems mysterious
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Hidden from view and not easy to see
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Hard to understand or explain
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Mysterious and secret, like a code understood by only a few people
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Etymology
Arcane comes from the Latin arcanus, from arca meaning 'box' or 'chest'. Think of a secret kept in a closed ark or box — arcane things are like hidden objects, known by very few.