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Definition: ARCANA |
ARCANAPlural1. Of Arcanum |
Date "ARCANA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Crosswords: ARCANA |
| Specialty definitions using "ARCANA": Adultery ♦ Unix weenie. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ARCANA": Arcanum. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "ARCANA" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (hidden place, mystery, secret). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Arcana (1972) 94 Arcana Drive (1994) Of Major Arcana (1992) | |
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| "ARCANA" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 85.71% of the time. "ARCANA" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 85.71% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (proper) | 14.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 7 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
arcana | 172 | arcana webcomic | 3 |
arcana urban | 12 | arcana tarot | 3 |
arcana comic | 12 | arcana arcanorum | 3 |
major arcana | 10 | arcana font | 2 |
arcana lyrics | 6 | arcana coelestia | 2 |
arcana rom | 6 | arcana manga online | 2 |
arcana unearthed | 6 | arcana major meaning | 2 |
arcana keenspace | 5 | arcana book | 2 |
minor arcana | 5 | arcana mp3 | 2 |
arcana rom snes | 5 | arcana download urban | 2 |
arcana obscura | 4 | arcana card major | 2 |
arcana major tarot | 4 | ||
arcana card major | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "ARCANA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مباني (immovables, plant), أروقة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rejtély (arcanum, conundrum, mystery, riddle, secret), elixír (arcanum, elixir). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arcanaay pl. de la arcanum. (various references) тайна (arcanum, mystery, privacy, secret). (various references) arcanos. (various references) sır (arcanum, cabala, cabbala, confidence, enamel, foil, glaze, glazing, hugger mugger, huggermugger, luster, lustre, mystery, riddle, secret), gizem (arcanum, cabala, cabbala, enigma, mystery, secret). (various references) секрет (secrecy, secret), та"мниця (hugger mugger, mystery, privity, riddle, secrecy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 11, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Anhr diglwssoV apokaluptei boulaV en sunedriw pistoV de pnoh kruptei pragmata |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui ambulat fraudulenter revelat arcana qui autem fidelis est animi celat commissum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Who goth gilendeli, shewith priue thingus; who forsothe is feithful, hilith the gilte of the frend. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 11, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | Kadtong nagasuroy-suroy ingon sa usa ka tabian nagabutyag sa mga tinago; Apan kadtong may pagkamatinumanon sa espiritu nagatago sa usa ka butang. |
| Croatian | Tko s klevetom hodi, otkriva tajnu, a èovjek pouzdana duha èuva se. |
| Danish | Bagtaleren røber, hvad ham er betroet, den pålidelige skjuler Sagen. |
| Dutch | Die als een achterklapper wandelt, openbaart het heimelijke; maar die getrouw is van geest, bedekt de zaak. |
| Finnish | Joka panettelijana käy, ilmaisee salaisuuden, mutta jolla luotettava henki on, se säilyttää asian. |
| French | Celui qui répand la calomnie dévoile les secrets, Mais celui qui a l`esprit fidèle les garde. |
| German | Ein Verleumder verrät, was er heimlich weiß; aber wer eines getreuen Herzens ist, verbirgt es. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Penyebar kabar angin tak dapat memegang rahasia, tapi orang yang dapat dipercaya bisa merahasiakan perkara. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Barangsiapa yang membawa mulut itu, ia itu membuka rahasia, tetapi orang yang setiawan hatinya itu melindungkan perkara itu. |
| Italian | Chi va in giro sparlando svela il segreto, lo spirito fidato nasconde ogni cosa. |
| Korean | 도 략 이 없 으 면 백 성 이 망 하 여 도 모 사 가 많 으 면 평 안 을 누 리 느 니 라 |
| Maori | Ko te tangata haere, ka kawekawe korero e whaki ana i nga mea ngaro: ko te tangata i te wairua pono, e hipoki ana i te korero. |
| Norwegian | Den som går omkring som baktaler, åpenbarer hemmeligheter; men den som er trofast i ånden, skjuler saken. |
| Rumanian | Cine umblq cu bkrfeli dq pe fayq lucruri ascunse, dar sufletul credincios yine ce i s`a kncredinyat. - |
| Russian | лФП ИП"ЙФ ЕТЕОПУЮЙЛПН, ФПФ ПФЛТЩЧБЕФ ФБКОХ; ОП ЧЕТОЩК ЮЕМПЧЕЛ ФБЙФ "ЕМП. |
| Spanish | El que anda con chismes revela el secreto, pero el de espíritu fiel cubre el asunto. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ARCANA" (pronounced Ärka"nu) |
| 4 | -k a" n u | Kana. |
| 3 | -a" n u | Anna, banana, bandana, cabana, dulciana, grana, Lantana, manna, nana, piano, savanna, savannah. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-n-r" | |
-2 letters: carn, narc. | |
-3 letters: ana, arc, can, car, ran. | |
-4 letters: aa, an, ar, na. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-c-n-r" | |
+1 letter: caravan. | |
+2 letters: acaridan, anasarca, arcadian, archaean, armagnac, barranca, caragana, caravans, carnauba, dracaena, sandarac. | |
+3 letters: acaridans, anasarcas, arcadians, archaeans, armagnacs, barrancas, caesarean, caesarian, cameraman, caraganas, caravaned, caravaner, carbonara, carnaubas, casuarina, catamaran, charabanc, charlatan, dracaenas, jacaranda, lacunaria, oceanaria, pancratia, paranoiac, sandaracs. | |
+4 letters: anarchical, anasarcous, appearance, araucarian, attractant, batrachian, caesareans, caesarians, calamander, candelabra, caravaners, caravaning, caravanned, caravanner, carbonaras, carnassial, casuarinas, catamarans, cavalryman, charabancs, charlatans, jacarandas, mascaraing, paranoiacs, pyracantha, sarracenia, scarlatina, tragacanth. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 52 43 41 4E 41 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-. -.-. .- -. .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01010010 01000011 01000001 01001110 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A R C A N A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0052 0043 0041 004E 0041 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)355237354835 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, arab, arabic, арабский, árabe, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, magyar, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | román, român, румынский, румын, rumano, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, orosz, русский, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, spanyol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, török, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | أوكراني أحد أبناء أوكرانيا, الأوكراني, ukrán, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, angol, englezesc, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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