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English
Etymology
Latin lucubratorius.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈkjuːbɹətəɹi/, /ləˈkjuːbɹətɹi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ləˈkjubɹətɔɹi/, /luˈkjubɹətɔɹi/
Adjective
lucubratory (not comparable)
- (archaic) Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- December 21, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to H. Cromwell
- a solitary candle at your side, to write an epistle lucubratory to your friend
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