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lucubration definition

lu·cu·bra·tion (lo̵̅o̅′kə brā′s̸hən, -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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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