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lucubratory

UK/ləˈkjuːbɹətəɹi/US/ləˈkjubɹətɔɹi/

lucubratory adjective: composed by candlelight, or at night.

Adjective

lucubratory (not comparable)

  1. (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

Origin of lucubratory

Latin lucubratorius.

Questions about lucubratory

What does lucubratory mean?
Lucubratory means composed by candlelight, or at night.
What part of speech is lucubratory?
Lucubratory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lucubratory?
Lucubratory is pronounced /ləˈkjuːbɹətəɹi/ (UK).

Words near lucubratory in the dictionary

  1. lucubrating
  2. lucubration
  3. lucubrations
  4. lucubrator
  5. lucubrators
  6. lucubratory
  7. lucule
  8. luculent
  9. luculently
  10. lucules
  11. Lucullan

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