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esoteric

es.o.ter.ic \.es-*-'ter-ik\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ aj [LL esotericus, fr. Gk 
   eso-terikos, fr. eso-tero-, c]ompar. of eiso-, eso- within, fr. eis into, 
   fr. en in - more at IN 1a: designed for or understood by the specially 
   initiated alone  1b: of or relating to knowledge that is restricted to a 
   small group  2a: limited to a small circle {~ pursuits}  2b: PRIVATE, 
   CONFIDENTIAL {an ~ purpose}  - es.o.ter.i.cal.ly av