arcana

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪnə
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə
• IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈkeɪnə/, /ɑɹˈkɑːnə/

Noun

arcana (uncountable)

1. 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)‎^[1], page R29:

     This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana.

Translations

knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated

• Finnish: arkana (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• tarot

Noun

arcana

1. plural of arcanum

Anagrams

• Aracan, Canara

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈka.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈka.na]

Adjective

arcana

1. feminine singular of arcà

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Italian

Adjective

arcana

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective arcano.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• arcāna: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈkaː.na/, [ärˈkäːnä]
• arcāna: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈka.na/, [ärˈkäːnä]
• arcānā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈkaː.naː/, [ärˈkäːnäː]
• arcānā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈka.na/, [ärˈkäːnä]

Adjective 1

(deprecated template usage) arcāna

1. inflection of arcānus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective 2

(deprecated template usage) arcānā

1. ablative feminine singular of arcānus

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Portuguese

Adjective

arcana

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective arcano.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈkana/ [aɾˈka.na]

Adjective

arcana

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective arcano.