arcane
11arcane — [är kān′] adj. [< L arcanus: see ARCANUM] 1. hidden or secret 2. understood by only a few; esoteric …
12Arcane — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Arcane est un nom commun ou plus rarement un nom propre qui peut se référer à : Arcane (prestidigitation), dans l art magique et la prestidigitation …
13arcane — adjective Etymology: Latin arcanus Date: 1547 known or knowable only to the initiate ; secret < arcane rites >; broadly mysterious, obscure < arcane explanations > …
14arcane — [[t]ɑː(r)ke͟ɪn[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious. [FORMAL] Until a few months ago few people outside the arcane world of contemporary music had heard of Gorecki …
15ARCANE — adj. Qui est secret, mystérieux. Opération arcane. En ce sens il vieillit. Il n’est plus employé aujourd’hui que comme nom pluriel avec le sens de Secrets, de Parties mystérieuses. Les arcanes de la science …
16Arcane 17 — Les Nuits européennes Les Nuits Européennes est un festival de musique strasbourgeois organisé par l association Arcane 17, mêlant world music, jazz, rock et électronique se déroulant chaque année en octobre dans la capitale alsacienne. Sommaire… …
17arcane — /ahr kayn /, adj. known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric: She knew a lot about Sanskrit grammar and other arcane matters. [1540 50; ( < MF) < L arcanus, equiv. to arc(ere) to shut up, keep (deriv. of arca a chest,… …
18arcane — adjective Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was guessing and… …
19arcane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. secret. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [ar KANE] mysterious, secret. Much of the universe remains arcane. SYN.: mysterious, secret, hidden, esoteric, enigmatic, incomprehensible …
20arcane — ar|cane [a:ˈkeın US a:r ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: arcanus secret , from arca; ARK] secret and known or understood by only a few people ▪ the arcane language of the law …
