élucubration

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin ēlūcubrātiō, from ēlūcubrō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ly.ky.bʁa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === élucubration f (plural élucubrations) (derogatory) lucubration, elucubration (results of intense study with little value; used ironically) ranting === Further reading === “élucubration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012