lucubratio.
night work; work-by-nightlamp; nocturnal study; "burning the midnight oil";
Meaning & usage
The act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.
Anything made, produced or composed at night, candlelight or lamplight; lucubration, night work.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin lūcubrō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lūcubrātiō From lūcubrō (“work by night, candlelight or lamplight; compose by night, candlelight or lamplight”) + -tiō.
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