arcana

🇺🇸 /ɑːrˈkeɪnə/ 🇬🇧 /ɑːˈkeɪnə/
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noun
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Secret or mysterious information that is known only to a few people.

The magician revealed some of the arcana of his trade to his apprentice.

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The two groups of cards in a tarot deck, known as the major and minor arcana.

She was intrigued by the symbolism in the major arcana of the tarot cards.

translation

n. Secret or mysterious information that is known only to a few people.; The two groups of cards in a tarot deck, known as the major and minor arcana.

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Plural arcanas