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The definition of recondite is something that is difficult or impossible for most to understand, or that most people don't know about.

(adjective)

Difficult and complex mathematical subjects are anexample of something that would be described as recondite.

See recondite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

beyond the grasp of the ordinary mind or understanding; profound; abstruse
dealing with abstruse or difficult subjects
obscure or concealed

Origin: L reconditus, pp. of recondere, to put back, hide < re-, back + condere, to put together, store up, hide < con-, together + -dere < IE base *dhē-, to put > do

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reconditely adverb
reconditeness noun

See recondite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Not easily understood; abstruse. See Synonyms at ambiguous.
Concerned with or treating something abstruse or obscure: recondite scholarship.
Concealed; hidden.

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Origin: Latin reconditus

Origin: , past participle of recondere, to put away

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + condere, to put together, preserve; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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