English-Thai Dictionary
lucubrate
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LUCUBRATE
v.i.[L. lucubro, to study by candle-light, from lucubrum, from lux, light. ] To study by candle-light or a lamp; to study by night.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.]
Defn: To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
LUCUBRATE
LUCUBRATE Lu "cu *brate, v. t.
Defn: To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lucubrate
lu cu brate |ˈlo͞ok (y )əˌbrāt ˈlukjəbreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] archaic discourse learnedly in writing. DERIVATIVES lu cu bra tor |-ˌbrātər |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin lucubrat- ‘(having ) worked by lamplight, ’ from the verb lucubrare.
Oxford Dictionary
lucubrate
lucubrate |ˈluːkjʊbreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] archaic write or study, especially by night. • produce learned written material. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin lucubrat- ‘(having ) worked by lamplight ’, from the verb lucubrare.
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