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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lucubration
/ (ˌluːkjʊˈbreɪʃən) /
noun
laborious study, esp at night
(often plural) a solemn literary work
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