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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead. --Warburton. 2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: arcanum n : information known only to a special group "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: {secret}] 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)
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