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noun

Lucubration n.

The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. "After long lucubration I have hit upon such an expedient."

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."

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Etymology of 'Lucubration'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Lucubration" Quotes from Famous Books

... variety; Also a seasoning slight of lucubration; A bird's-eye view, too, of that wild, Society; A slight glance thrown on men of every station. If you have nought else, here's at least satiety, Both in performance and in preparation; And though these lines ...

— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 6 • Lord Byron

... inalienable rights of the people at large, in the resources of all wealth, and regulate the individual usufruct of land in the interests of the entire body politic—you will probably toss the book contemptuously from you as the crazy lucubration ...

— The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible • R. Heber Newton

Words linked to "Lucubration" : cogitation, literary composition, lucubrate, literary work