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单词 arcanum
释义 ar·ca·num
\ärˈkānəm sometimes -an- or -än-\ noun
(plural arca·na \-nə\)
Etymology: Latin, from neuter of arcanus closed, secret, from arca chest — more at ark
1. : a secret or mysterious knowledge or information known only to the initiate
 < an arcanum of prosodic theory which is the province of specialists — P.F.Baum >
 < certain arcana … which you must with the utmost care conceal, and never seem to know — Earl of Chesterfield >
2. [New Latin, from Latin] : an extract of the vital nature of something : a powerful natural agent : elixir
 < the search of the alchemists for the grand arcanum >
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