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   recondite

   /ˈrɛk(ə)ndʌɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse: "the book is full of recondite information"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin reconditus ‘hidden, put away’, past participle of recondere, from re- ‘back’ + condere ‘put together, secrete’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reconditely adverb
   • 2. reconditeness noun

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   What does recondite mean?

   • The meaning of RECONDITE is difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep. How to use recondite in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What does reconditus mean?

   • 1. Not easily understood; abstruse or obscure: "To gain a reputation for wisdom a man must seem to have a store of recondite knowledge" (Bertrand Russell). 2. Concealed; hidden. [Latin reconditus, past participle of recondere, to put away : re-, re- + condere, to put together, preserve; see dhē- in Indo-European roots .]

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   What is the history of the word recondite?

   • Though it describes something difficult to understand, there is nothing recondite about the word’s history. It dates to the early 1600s, when it was coined from the Latin word reconditus, the past participle of recondere, “to conceal.” (“Concealed” is also a meaning of recondite, albeit an obscure one today.)

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   What is a recondite pronoun?

   • The scheme of the pronouns is very complete, and provides for nearly all the recondite distinctions of person. To develop truths so recondite there would be needed a knowledge of nature much greater than that which we have. Recondite definition: dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter.

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   Recondite means difficult or impossible to understand, obscure, or hidden. It comes from the Latin word reconditus, meaning "to conceal". See synonyms, examples, word history, and more.

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   RECONDITE definition: 1. not known about by many people and difficult to understand: 2. not known about by many people…. Learn more.

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   Recondite means difficult to understand, obscure, or dealing with abstruse subjects. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and examples of recondite from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Recondite definition: dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter. See examples of RECONDITE used in a sentence.

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   adjective. formal us / ˈrek. ə n.daɪt / uk / ˈrek. ə n.daɪt / Add to word list. not known about by many people and difficult to understand: We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite. Synonym. abstruse formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult to understand. abstrusely. ambiguity. ambiguously. esoterically

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   Definitions of recondite. adjective. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. “some recondite problem in historiography” synonyms: abstruse, deep. esoteric. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Recondite."

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   Recondite means requiring special knowledge to be understood, abstruse, or hidden. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of recondite in English and Spanish.