/ ɑːˈkeɪn; NAmE ɑːrˈk-/ adjective
( formal ) secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin arcanus , from arcere to shut up, from arca chest.
/ ɑːˈkeɪn; NAmE ɑːrˈk-/ adjective
( formal ) secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin arcanus , from arcere to shut up, from arca chest.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005