lucubration

/ˈlukəˌbreɪʃən/
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Definitions of lucubration
  1. noun
    laborious cogitation
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    type of:
    cogitation, study
    attentive consideration and meditation
  2. noun
    a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
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    type of:
    literary composition, literary work
    imaginative or creative writing
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