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lucubrate Definition

lu·cu·brate (lo̵̅o̅′kə brāt′, -kyo̵̅o̅-)

intransitive verb -·brat′ed, -·brat′·ing

  1. to work, study, or write laboriously, esp. late at night
  2. to write in a scholarly manner

Etymology: < L lucubratus, pp. of lucubrare, to work by candlelight < lux (gen. lucis), light

lucubrate Related Forms

lu′·cu·bra′·tor noun

Browse dictionary entries near lucubrate

  1. ‹ Lucretius
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  3. ‹ lucre
  4. ‹ lucrative
  5. ‹ lucky dip
  6. ‹ lucky
  7. ‹ Lucknow
  8. ‹ luckless
  9. ‹ luckily
  10. ‹ luck
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