Arcanum \Ar*ca"num\, n.; pl. Arcana. [L., fr. arcanus closed,
secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See
Ark.]
1. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.
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Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead.
--Warburton.
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2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
arcanum
n : information known only to a special group; "the secret of
Cajun cooking" [syn: secret]
[also: arcana (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
Arcanum, OH (village, FIPS 2330)
Location: 39.99155 N, 84.55382 W
Population (1990): 1953 (829 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Arcanum, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 2076
Housing Units (2000): 891
Land area (2000): 1.159879 sq. miles (3.004072 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.159879 sq. miles (3.004072 sq. km)
FIPS code: 02330
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.991714 N, 84.554797 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Arcanum, OH
Arcanum
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
arcana (pl), secret
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