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lucubration Definition

lu·cu·bra·tion (lo̵̅o̅′kə brās̸hən, -kyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

  1. the act of lucubrating; laborious work, study, or writing, esp. that done late at night
  2. something produced by such study, etc.; esp., a learned or carefully elaborated work
  3. any literary composition: humorous usage suggesting pedantry

Etymology: L lucubratio < lucubrate

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