lucubratory

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adjective

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”

OriginLatin lucubratorius →
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Meanings

adjectivelucubratory (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableComposed 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

  1. Latinlucubratorius
  2. Englishlucubratory

Latin lucubratorius.

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APA

lucubratory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucubratory

MLA

“lucubratory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucubratory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lucubratory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucubratory.

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