arcana
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪnə
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
- IPA(key): /ɑɹˈkeɪnə/, /ɑɹˈkɑːnə/
Noun
arcana (uncountable)
- Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.
- 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R29:
- This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana.
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