This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
matin
[ mat-n ]
/ ˈmæt n /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
(often initial capital letter)matins. Also especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb)Ecclesiastical.
- the first of the seven canonical hours.
- the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
- Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
Archaic. aubade.
adjective
Also mat·in·al. pertaining to the morning or to matins.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Origin of matin
Words nearby matin
Mathura, Mathusala, Matie, matilda, Matilija poppy, matin, matinée, matinée coat, matinée idol, mating, mating ball
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use matin in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for matin
matin
mattin matinal
/ (ˈmætɪn) /
adjective
of or relating to matins
Word Origin for matin
C14: see matins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012