lucubration
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[edit] Etymology
From the Latin lūcubrātiō (“nighttime study”), from lūcubrō (“work by artificial light”), from lūx (“light”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
[edit] Noun
lucubration (plural lucubrations)
- intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night
- The product of such study; often, writings.
[edit] Translations
intense and prolonged study or meditation
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the product of such study