arcane

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: adjective

(formal) secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand: the arcane rules of cricket

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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arcaneEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus arcaneEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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arachnid arbiter arbitrage arbitrary arbitrate arbitration arbitrator arboreal arboretum arbour arc

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arcane