"arcana" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɑɹˈkeɪnə/, /ɑɹˈkɑːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arcana.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪnə, -ɑːnə Etymology: From Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), from arcēre (“to withhold”), arca (“a chest”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂erk-}}, {{der|en|la|arcānus|t=hidden, secret}} Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), {{m|la|arceo|arcēre|t=to withhold}} arcēre (“to withhold”), {{m|la|arca|t=a chest}} arca (“a chest”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} arcana (uncountable)
  1. Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: lesser arcana, major arcana, minor arcana Related terms: tarot Translations (knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated): arkana (Finnish), arkana [nonvirile] (Polish), arkany [nonvirile] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-arcana-en-noun-U9XhYqKP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10

Noun

IPA: /ɑɹˈkeɪnə/, /ɑɹˈkɑːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arcana.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪnə, -ɑːnə Etymology: From Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), from arcēre (“to withhold”), arca (“a chest”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂erk-}}, {{der|en|la|arcānus|t=hidden, secret}} Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), {{m|la|arceo|arcēre|t=to withhold}} arcēre (“to withhold”), {{m|la|arca|t=a chest}} arca (“a chest”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} arcana
  1. plural of arcanum Tags: form-of, plural Form of: arcanum Categories (topical): Occult
    Sense id: en-arcana-en-noun-fO2KfsPQ Disambiguation of Occult: 40 60 Categories (other): English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on

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