lucubration

[ loo-kyoo-brey-shuh n ]

/ 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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Nearby words

lucrece, lucretia, lucretius, lucrezia borgia, lucubrate, lucubration, luculent, lucullan, lucullean, lucullus, lucy

Origin of lucubration

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

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Examples from the Web for lucubration

Mr. Charming is a boon, and we would not have missed his lucubration on any account.
Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873.|Various
The "gentlemen of the police and the gendarmerie" shrugged their shoulders and paid no attention to this lucubration.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin|Maurice Leblanc
Father Bougeant calls his lucubration a new system of philosophy; but this is not strictly true.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals|Edmund P. Evans
How was it that the capitalist had put his signature to such a lucubration?
Sentimental Education, Volume II|Gustave Flaubert

I am only glad to see that Henry is himself ashamed of his lucubration.
Young Blood|E. W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for lucubration

lucubration

/ (ˌluːkjʊˈbreɪʃən) /

noun

laborious study, esp at night

(often plural) a solemn literary work

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