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recondite adj

Of areas of discussion or research: difficult, obscure. Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound. Little known; esoteric, secret. Of scholars: having mastery over one's field, including its esoteric minutiae; learned. Of writers: deliberately employing abstruse or esoteric allusions or references; intentionally obscure. (somewhat archaic) Hidden or removed from view. (botany, entomology, obsolete, rare) Of a structure: difficult to see, especially because it is hidden by another structure. (chiefly zoology, rare) Avoiding notice (particularly human notice); having a tendency to hide; shy.

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