lucubrate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations

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From Latin lucubratus from lūcubrō (“‘work by candlelight’”) from lūx (“‘light’”).

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• IPA: /ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪt/
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to lucubrate (third-person singular simple present lucubrates, present participle lucubrating, simple past and past participle lucubrated)

1. (rare) To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
   • 1991, December, Boo, K., “The organization woman”, The Washington Monthly, vol. 23, issue 12, p44,

     Instead, as Oklahoma’s tenure committee lucubrated over Hill’s future, […]

2. To work or write like a scholar.
   • 1846, Nathaniel Chipman, in Daniel Chipman, The Life of Hon. Nathaniel Chipman, LL.D., p. 261,

     […] I shall not hesitate to repeat some of my former thoughts, when lucubrating upon the same subject.

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• lucubration

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