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Lucubration

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Noun
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lu=cu=bra=tion

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Lucubration has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Lucubrationn. [l. lucubratio;cf. F. lucubration.].
  •  The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.  [1913 Webster]
    "After long lucubration I have hit upon such an expedient."  [1913 Webster]
  •  That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.  [1913 Webster]
    "Thy lucubrations have been perused by several of our friends."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Lucubration, n. literary 1 nocturnal study or meditation.
2 (usu. in pl.) literary writings, esp. of a pedantic or elaborate character.

Etymology
L lucubratio (as LUCUBRATE)

THESAURUS

Lucubration

advisement, application, article, autograph, boning, brainchild, brainwork, brooding, causerie, composition, computer printout, conning, consideration, contemplation, copy, counsel, cram, cramming, deliberation, descant, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, document, draft, drill, edited version, engrossment, essay, etude, examination, excursus, exercise, exposition, extensive study, fair copy, feature, fiction, final draft, finished version, first approach, first draft, flimsy, grind, grinding, headwork, holograph, homily, inspection, introductory study, letter, literae scriptae, literary artefact, literary production, literature, manuscript, matter, meditation, memoir, mental labor, monograph, morceau, musing, opus, original, outline, pandect, paper, paragraph, parchment, penscript, perusal, piece, piece of writing, play, poem, pondering, practice, preliminary study, printed matter, printout, production, prolegomenon, reading, reading matter, recension, reflection, research paper, restudy, restudying, review, revolving, rumination, screed, scrip, script, scrive, scroll, second draft, sketch, special article, speculation, study, studying, subject, survey, swotting, term paper, the written word, theme, thesis, tract, tractate, transcript, transcription, treatise, treatment, typescript, version, weighing, wide reading, work, writing

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Lucubration

Thought

N thought, exercitation of the intellect, exercise of the intellect, intellection, reflection, cogitation, consideration, meditation, study, lucubration, speculation, deliberation, pondering, head work, brain work, cerebration, deep reflection, close study, application, abstract thought, abstraction contemplation, musing, brown study, reverie, Platonism, depth of thought, workings of the mind, thoughts, inmost thoughts, self-counsel self-communing, self- consultation, philosophy of the Absolute, philosophy of the Academy, philosophy of the Garden, philosophy of the lyceum, philosophy of the Porch, association of thought, succession of thought, flow of thought, train of thought, current of thought, association of ideas, succession of ideas, flow of ideas, train of ideas, current of ideas, after thought, mature thought, reconsideration, second thoughts, retrospection, excogitation, examination, invention, thoughtfulness, thinking, thoughtful, pensive, meditative, reflective, museful, wistful, contemplative, speculative, deliberative, studious, sedate, introspective, Platonic, philosophical, lost in thought, deep musing, in the mind, under consideration, all things considered, the mind being on the stretch, the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon, divinely, bent to meditation, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, fresh- pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought, go speed the stars of Thought, in maiden meditation fancy-free, so sweet is zealous contemplation, the power of thought is the magic of the Mind, those that think must govern those that toil, thought is parent of the deed, thoughts in attitudes imperious, thoughts that breathe and words that burn, vivere est cogitare, Volk der Dichter und Denker.

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