"lucubration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lucubrations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From the Latin lūcubrātiō (“nighttime study”), from lūcubrō (“work by artificial light”), from lūx (“light”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|lūcubrātiō||nighttime study}} Latin lūcubrātiō (“nighttime study”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lucubration (countable and uncountable, plural lucubrations)
  1. Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (intense and prolonged study or meditation): élucubration [feminine] (French), Lukubration (German), elucubrazione [feminine] (Italian), meditazione [feminine] (Italian), cogitazione [feminine] (Italian), riflessione [feminine] (Italian), ponderazione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-lucubration-en-noun-E4XceJI1 Disambiguation of 'intense and prolonged study or meditation': 96 4
  2. The product of such study; often, writings. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the product of such study): élucubration [feminine] (French), lucubración [feminine] (Spanish)
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