lucubration
lucubration · lucubrations
Lukubration
Intense and prolonged study or meditationIntense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
Lukubration
(countable, uncountable)The product of such study; often, writings.
More definitions
- laborious cogitation
- a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
Translations
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By meaning 1
intense and prolonged study or meditation:
Origin
From the Latin lūcubrātiō (“nighttime study”), from lūcubrō (“work by artificial light”),From the Latin lūcubrātiō (“nighttime study”), from lūcubrō (“work by artificial light”), from lūx (“light”). Compare luculent.
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Forms
plural: lucubrations| Singular | lucubration |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlucubrate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable