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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arcanum \Ar*ca"num\, noun; 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) 2.0 [wn]:
arcanum
noun: 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
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