| Pronunciation: | | âr'keynum
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| | Definition: | | [n] information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" |
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| | Synonyms: | | secret |
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| | See Also: | | cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, countersign, esoterica, info, information, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, parole, password, watchword, word |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar*ca"num\, n.; pl. {Arcana}. [L., fr. arcanus closed,
secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See
{Ark}.]
1. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.
Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead.
--Warburton.
2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison.
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