| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A keeping watch.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EXCUBATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Excubation \Ex`cu*ba"tion\n. [Latin expression excubatio, from excubare to lie out on guard; ex out on guard; ex out cubare to lie down.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXCUBATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] The act of watching all night. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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