noun
Meaning 1
A mystery or deep secret.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
arcanum
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Pronunciation
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/ɑɹˈkeɪnəm/
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/ɑɹˈkɑːnəm/
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CMU ARPABET: AA1 R K AH0 N AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An elixir or secret remedy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
information known only to a special group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the secret of Cajun cooking
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: secret
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: information, info
Narrower terms: esoterica, cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah, password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arcānum.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Arkanum — mystery or deep secret
- German: Geheimnis — mystery or deep secret
- Portuguese: arcano — mystery or deep secret
- German: Arkanum — elixir or secret remedy
- German: Geheimmittel — elixir or secret remedy