lucubration

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
  2. noun laborious cogitation

Etymology

From the Latin lūcubrātiō (“nighttime study”), from lūcubrō (“work by artificial light”), from lūx (“light”). Compare luculent.

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