Arcanum

4 definitions found

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

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arcanum
       n : information known only to a special group; "the secret of
           Cajun cooking" [syn: {secret}]
       [also: {arcana} (pl)]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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