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Definition of: arcanum
(är·kā′nəm) noun plural ·na (-nə)
1. An inner secret or mystery.
2. One of the great secrets of nature which the alchemists sought to discover.
3. A secret remedy; an elixir. [<L, neut. of arcanus hidden <arca chest]
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