What does lucubratory mean?
Lucubratory means (archaic) Composed by candlelight, or at night..
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/ləˈkjuːbɹətəɹi/ · adjective
(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
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Lucubratory means (archaic) Composed by candlelight, or at night..
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December 21, 1711, Alexander Pope, letter to H. Cromwell a solitary candle at your side, to write an epistle lucubratory to your friend
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