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esoteric definition

eso·teric (es′ə terik)

adjective

    1. intended for or understood by only a chosen few, as an inner group of disciples or initiates: said of ideas, literature, etc.
    2. beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people; abstruse
  1. confidential; private; withheld an esoteric plan

Etymology: Gr esōterikos < esōteros, inner, compar. of esō, within < es, eis, into

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