LUCUBRATES

Verb

lucubrates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lucubrate

Anagrams

• trabeculus

Source: Wiktionary


LUCUBRATE

Lu"cu*brate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lucubrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lucubrated.] Etym: [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.]

Definition: To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

Lu"cu*brate, v. t.

Definition: To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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