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lucubration
lu·cu·bra·tion [ lkyə bráysh'n ] (plural lu·cu·bra·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. piece of learned writing: a written work resulting from prolonged study, often having a scholarly or pedantic style ( usually used in the plural )

2. long study: long hard study, especially at night
[Late 16th century. < Latin lucubration-< lucubrare "compose at night" < luc- "light"]

lu·cu·brate [ lkyə bràyt ] intransitive verb
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