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/ˈlo͞ok(y)əˌbrāt/,
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lucubrated, past participle; lucubrated, past tense; lucubrating, present participle; lucubrates, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Discourse learnedly in writing


  1. elaborate: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
  2. (lucubration) a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
  3. To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night; To work or write like a scholar
  4. (lucubration) The product of such study; often, writings
  5. (lucubration) laborious study or writing [often in pl.] (humorous usage suggesting pedantry)
  6. (Lucubration) Belabored study; serious treatise; product of long and serious thought.
  7. to write in scholarly fashion