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noun
Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The product of such study; often, writings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
laborious cogitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cogitation, study
noun
a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: literary composition, literary work
History
From the Latin lūcubrātiō (“nighttime study”), from lūcubrō (“work by artificial light”), from lūx (“light”). Compare luculent.
Across languages
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