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May 27, 2012
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lu•cu•bra•tion



Pronunciation: (lOO"kyoo-brā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. laborious work, study, thought, etc., esp. at night.
2. the result of such activity, as a learned speech or dissertation.
3. Often, lucubrations. any literary effort, esp. of a pretentious or solemn nature.

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