lucubration

Meaning

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

Synonyms

elaboration

chisel and ax

laborious study

Translations

élucubration

lucubração

Lukubration

elucubrazione

lucubration

elucubrazioni

elucubración

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الدراسة

lucubración

mühsames Studium

Axt und Meißel

ενδελεχής μελέτη

Etymology

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