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   Word of the Day for Monday October 29, 2001:

   arcanum \ar-KAY-nuhm\, noun;
   plural arcana \-nuh\:
   1. A secret; a mystery.
   2.   Specialized   or   mysterious   knowledge,  language,  or
   information  that  is  not  accessible  to  the average person
   (generally used in the plural).

     Through  the  years,  Usenet  evolved into an international
     forum  on  thousands  of topics, called Usenet news groups,
     from the arcana of programming languages to European travel
     tips.
     --Katie  Hafner,  "James  T.  Ellis,  45,  a  Developer  of
     Internet  Discussion  Network, Is Dead," [1]New York Times,
     July 1, 2001

     Here  we  must  enter  briefly into the technical arcana of
     employment law.
     --Paul F. Campos, [2]Jurismania The Madness of American Law
     _________________________________________________________

   Arcanum is from the Latin, from arcanus "closed, secret," from
   arca, "chest, box," from arcere, "to shut in."

References

   1. http://www.nytimes.com/
   2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195130839/lexico


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