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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
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Esoteric VS recondite

What is the difference between "esoteric" and "recondite"?

  

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Hi, What is the difference between "esoteric" and "recondite"? Often, no difference is intended. I asume you have already looked in your dictionary, so here are just a brief few comments.

  • Hi, What is the difference between "esoteric" and "recondite"?
  • Often, no difference is intended.
  • I asume you have already looked in your dictionary, so here are just a brief few comments.
  • With such words, it is helpful to look back at their roots to get the underlying and general idea.
  • recondite - Based on Latin condere - hide So, the general idea is hidden, out of the way, little known esoteric - Based on Greek eso - within So, the general idea is meant only for the initiated, private, confidential Clive
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Hi,

What is the difference between "esoteric" and "recondite"?

Often, no difference is intended.



I asume you have already looked in your dictionary, so here are just a brief few comments.

With such words, it is helpful to look back at their roots to get the underlying and general idea.



recondite - Based on Latin

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