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Definition of Matin
1. n. Morning.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.
Definition of Matin
1. Adjective. of or relating to matins ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matin
1. a morning song, as of birds [n -S]
Medical Definition of Matin
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1. Morning.
2. [F. Matines. See Etymol. Above] Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs. "The winged choristers began To chirp their matins." (Cleveland)
3. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.
Origin: F. Fr. L. Matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See Matutinal.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matin
Literary usage of Matin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lutheran Movement in England During the Reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward by Henry Eyster Jacobs (1890)
"The Ancient matin Service. The Lutheran Revision of the matin Service. ...
The typical Lutheran matin Service and that of Edward VI.; in parallel columns. ..."
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