arcana

noun
/ɑɹˈkeɪnə/

Etymology

From Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), from arcēre (“to withhold”), arca (“a chest”).

  1. derived from arcānus — “hidden, secret

Definitions

  1. Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.

    • This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana.
  2. plural of arcanum

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for arcana. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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