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lucubration

[ loo-kyoo-brey-shuhn ]
/ ˌlu kyʊˈbreɪ ʃən /
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noun

laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
the result of such activity, as a learned speech or dissertation.
Often lucubrations. any literary effort, especially of a pretentious or solemn nature.

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Origin of lucubration

1585–95; <Latin lūcubrātiōn- (stem of lūcubrātiō) night-work. See lucubrate, -ion

Words nearby lucubration

lucre, Lucretia, Lucretius, Lucrezia Borgia, lucubrate, lucubration, luculent, Lucullan, Lucullus, Lucy, Lucy Stoner
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Words related to lucubration

attention, contemplation, reflection, deliberation, application, thinking, study, regard, forethought, debate, thought, calculation, scrutiny, examination, heed, consideration, concentration, cogitation, review, discussion

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British Dictionary definitions for lucubration

lucubration
/ (ˌluːkjʊˈbreɪʃən) /

noun

laborious study, esp at night
(often plural) a solemn literary work
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