Acroamatical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acroamatic \Ac`ro*a*mat"ic\, Acroamatical \Ac`ro*a*mat"ic*al\,
     a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to hear.]
     Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric
     teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine
     disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which
     were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence:


     Abstruse; profound.
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