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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-225/
- Published: 2020-09-07T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-09-04T19:57:46.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

The word for today is…

esoteric (adj) – 1\. (a) Intended for or understood by only a small group, especially one with specialised knowledge or interests.  
b. Relating to or being a small group with specialised knowledge or interests.

1. Not known by or suitable for the public; private.

(noun) – 1\. One that is esoteric.

1. (esoterics) Esoteric matters; esoterica.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/esoteric?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : 1650s, from Greek esoterikos “belonging to an inner circle”, from esotero “more within,” comparative adverb of eso “within,” from PIE \*ens-o-, suffixed form of \*ens, extended form of root \*en “in.” Classically applied to certain popular and non-technical writings of Aristotle, later to doctrines of Pythagoras. In English, first of Pythagorean doctrines.

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