I define myself as the following word of the day on March 29, 2004:
WORD: arcanum ar-KAY-nuhm (noun)
: A secret; a mystery.
: Specialized or mysterious knowledge, language, or information that is not accessible to the average person (generally used in the plural, arcana).
SYNONYMS: * puzzle
* unknown
* enigma
WORD WISE: Arcanum is from the Latin, from arcanus "closed, secret," from arca, "chest, box," from arcere, "to shut in."
QUOTE: Here we must enter briefly into the technical arcana of employment law.
--Paul F. Campos, Jurismania The Madness of American Law
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