matin

American  

[mat-n] / ˈmæt n /

noun

1. (often initial capital letter) matins. Also

   1. the first of the seven canonical hours.

   2. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.

   3. Also called Morning Prayer.  the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.

2. Archaic. aubade.

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adjective

1. Also matinal. pertaining to the morning or to matins.

matin British  

/ ˈmætɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to matins

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Etymology

Origin of matin

1200–50; Middle English matyn (plural matines ) < Old French matin < Latin mātūtīnus matutinal

Example Sentences

Besembaiev's performance was part of a concert by John Wilson's Sinfonia that also included Lili Boulanger's tone-poem D'un matin de printemps, and Walton's First Symphony.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

Nous avons malheureusement retrouvé le cadavre de l'orque ce matin à 11h48.

From BBC • May 30, 2022

Très surpris ce matin de voir ainsi la statue de Modeste Testas.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021

D'ou vient que cet homme, qui a perdu depuis peu son fils unique, et qui, accablé de procès et de querelles, était ce matin si troublé, n'y pense plus maintenant?

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

While I stood there a song-bird perched above the entrance and poured forth his matin lay.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams