: known or knowable only to a few people : secret
arcane rites
an arcane ritual
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What might look like a great sale on a GPU or gaming keyboard can turn out to be a bad deal because of some arcane spec that only the most die-hard forum-dwellers understand.
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Mediation briefs, pleadings, depositions and expert reports can be relevant, and sometimes there is more arcane evidence.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Illinois has the most local governments in the nation, multiplying the chances for corruption
Illinois’ arcane ballot rules turn politics into a blood sport where only the most powerful and savvy survive
Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
In their initial explorations, the biologists, clad in their yellow gloves, carried out a series of ever more arcane rituals.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
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Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Mediation briefs, pleadings, depositions and expert reports can be relevant, and sometimes there is more arcane evidence.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Illinois has the most local governments in the nation, multiplying the chances for corruption
Illinois’ arcane ballot rules turn politics into a blood sport where only the most powerful and savvy survive
Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
In their initial explorations, the biologists, clad in their yellow gloves, carried out a series of ever more arcane rituals.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Arcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcane. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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