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Definition of Matutinal
1. Adjective. Pertaining to or occurring in the morning. "Took his matutinal walk"
Definition of Matutinal
1. a. Of or pertaining to the morning; early.
Definition of Matutinal
1. Adjective. Of, occurring in, or relating to the early morning.''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language'', Fourth Edition (2006) ¹
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Definition of Matutinal
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matutinal
Literary usage of Matutinal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on the action of medicines by Thomas Lauder Brunton (1899)
"GENTLEMEN, matutinal Diarrhoea.—At the close of last lecture we were discussing
the effect of various diets on diarrhoea. Diet is one of the most important ..."
2. Talpa: Or, The Chronicles of a Clay Farm. An Agricultural Fragment by Chandos Wren Hoskyns (1854)
"A ' matutinal HOUR.' IT requires no small experience of life, to fully realize
the often heard and often repeated truth, that ' everything goes by ..."
3. Six Months on the Italian Front: From the Stelvio to the Adriatic, 1915-1916 by Julius Mendes Price (1917)
"... itinerary of tour—Military passes—Rendezvous on certain dates — The "
off-days "—Much latitude allowed—We make a start—matutinal hour—First experience ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"matutinal, busy with book so soon Of an April day? ... matutinal cognition*.
See cognition. matutino (mat'û-tin), a. and и. ..."