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lucubration |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lucubration \Lu`cu*bra"tion\, n. [l. lucubratio;cf. F. lucubration.] 1. The act of lucubrating or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. After long lucubration I have hit upon such an expedient. --Goldsmith. 2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition. Thy lucubrations have been perused by several of our friends. --Tatler. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lucubration n 1: a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation 2: laborious cogitation
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