- Laborious study or meditation.
- Writing produced by laborious effort or study, especially pedantic or pretentious writing. Often used in the plural.
Dictionary:
lu·cu·bra·tion (lū'kyʊ-brā'shən) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: lucubration |
noun
| Obscure Words: lucubration |
| WordNet: lucubration |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
Meaning #2:
laborious cogitation
| elucubration | |
| Fielding H. Garrison | |
| Mordenkainen |
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