April 26, 2027

Lucubration

noun

Definition

Study or composition done late at night; laborious work or study. A lucubration is a piece of work that bears the marks of midnight oil.

Example Sentence

“His lucubration on the problem produced, after three sleepless nights, a solution no one had anticipated.”

Etymology

From Latin lucubratio, from lucubrare (to work by lamplight), from lux (light).

Scrabble Score

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LUCUBRATION scores 15 points in Scrabble.

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