lucubration
pronunciation
How to pronounce lucubration in British English:
UK ['lu:kju:ˌbreɪʃən]
How to pronounce lucubration in American English:
US ['lukjuˌbreɪʃən]
-
- Noun:
- a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
- laborious cogitation
Word Origin
- lucubration (n.)
- 1590s, "literary work showing signs of too-careful elaboration," from Latin lucubrationem (nominative lucubratio) "nocturnal study, night work," noun of action from past participle stem of lucubrare, literally "to work by artificial light," from stem of lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).
Example
- 1. Most of those writings are made from the viewpoint of the art history , and those are discussed from the viewpoint of the social history lack in the contents or lucubration .
- 2. Based on the lucubration of info demand in the urban traffic flow guidance systems , a new technology applicated to the acquisition of travel time was presented .