arcana

Definitions


[ɑːˈkɑːnə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- secrets or mysteries
(e.g: the arcana of his profession)

- either of the two groups of cards in a tarot pack: the twenty-two trumps (the major arcana) and the fifty-six suit cards (the minor arcana)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin, neuter plural of arcanus (see arcane)




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