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Webster 1913 Edition
Lucubration
Luˊcu-bra′tion
,Noun.
[l.
lucubratio
;cf. F. lucubration
.] 1.
The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.
After long
lucubration
I have hit upon such an expedient. Goldsmith.
2.
That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
Thy
lucubrations
have been perused by several of our friends. Tatler.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lucubration
LUCUBRA'TION
, n.1.
Study by a lamp or by candle-light; nocturnal study.2.
That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement.