Arcana
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪnə
- Rhymes: -É‘ËnÉ™
- IPA: /ɑɹ'keɪnÉ™/, /ɑɹ'kÉ‘ËnÉ™/
Full definition of arcana
Noun
arcana
(uncountable)- Plural of arcanum
- Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.
- 14 September 2013, Jane Shilling, The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language], This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana.