Definition of Arcane in Visual Dictionary with Real Examples

Definition of Arcane in Visual dictionary with synonyms, antonyms and illustrations used in authentic context and examples for advanced learners of English /ɑːˈkeɪn/ US /ɑːr-/ (adj) Definition not known by many people, mysterious, difficult to understand, esoteric, clandestine, impenetrable, secret, obscure, covert, opaque, unfathomable, inscribable, recondite, abstruse Example In 1912, Polish-born antiquarian bookseller Wilfrid Michael Voynich bought 30 books from a college in Italy including a vellum codex dating from the 1400s that has since become known as the Voynich Manuscript. The 240 pages of the manuscript are covered with 170,000 unusual and arcane symbols and glyphs. On virtually every ...