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lucubration

 
Dictionary: lu·cu·bra·tion   ('kyʊ-brā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. Laborious study or meditation.
  2. Writing produced by laborious effort or study, especially pedantic or pretentious writing. Often used in the plural.

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laborious study: meditation; studied or pretentious expression in speech or writing
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation

Meaning #2: laborious cogitation


 
 
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