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lucubrate

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Verb (intransitive)
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lu=cu=brate

CIDE DICTIONARY

lucubratev. i. [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.].
     To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.  [1913 Webster]
lucubratev. t. 
     To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lucubrate, v.intr. literary 1 write or study, esp. by night.
2 express one's meditations in writing.

Derivative
lucubrator n.
Etymology
L lucubrare lucubrat- work by lamplight (as LUX)

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