elucubração

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lucubração

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.lu.ku.bɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [e.lu.ku.bɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lu.ku.bɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [i.lu.ku.βɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: e‧lu‧cu‧bra‧ção

Noun

elucubração f (plural elucubrações)

1. elucubration
   1. an intense, vehement reflection or meditation
   2. (by extension) a laborious creation or the mental dedication needed to create it
   3. (sarcastic) rambling, incoherent speculation

Related terms

• elucubrar