English Explanatory Dictionary

lucubration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
  2. The product of such study; often, writings.

Word forms

lucubration lucubrations

Etymology

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

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