elucubration

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  1. noun The act or process of elucubrating.
  2. noun A written work produced by elucubrating.

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  1. Latin ēlūcubrāre, ēlūcubrāt-, to work at night by lamplight over : ē-, ex-, ex- + lūcubrāre, to work at night by lamplight; see lucubrate.

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  1. = French élucubration = Portuguese elucubração = Italian elucubrazione; from elucubrate + -ion.
 

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