esoterica
US
/ˌes.oʊˈter.ɪ.kə/
UK
/ˌes.əˈter.ɪ.kə/
Meaning
Specialized, obscure knowledge or material understood by only a small group of people.
ऐसा गूढ़ या विशेष ज्ञान और सामग्री जिसे आम तौर पर केवल कुछ जानकार लोग ही समझते हैं।
Examples
“The small bookshop has a shelf devoted to astrological esoterica.”
“She enjoys exploring the esoterica of medieval alchemy.”
“The article’s esoteric references puzzled readers outside the field.”
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Not natural: I read an esoterica about ancient symbols.
Better: I read a book about esoterica concerning ancient symbols.
Esoterica usually names obscure material collectively, not one countable item; use a book or piece for a single item.
Esoterica आम तौर पर गूढ़ सामग्री को सामूहिक रूप से बताता है, एक चीज़ को नहीं। एक चीज़ के लिए book या piece कहें।
Not natural: The lecture was esoterica.
Better: The lecture was esoteric.
Esoterica is a noun for obscure material; esoteric is the adjective describing something difficult for most people to understand.
Esoterica गूढ़ सामग्री के लिए noun है; किसी बात को गूढ़ बताने के लिए adjective esoteric इस्तेमाल करें।
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Use esoterica for obscure material as a whole; use esoteric before a noun to describe something specialized or hard to understand.
पूरी गूढ़ सामग्री के लिए esoterica कहें; किसी विशेष या कठिन चीज़ का वर्णन करने के लिए noun से पहले esoteric लगाएँ।