matin
Americannoun
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(often initial capital letter) matins. Also
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the first of the seven canonical hours.
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the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
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Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
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Archaic. aubade.
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Etymology
Origin of matin
1200–50; Middle English matyn (plural matines ) < Old French matin < Latin mātūtīnus matutinal
Example Sentences
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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
Les séances en Congrégation Générale, continuées presque tous les jours sans interruption, durent, depuis huit heures et demie du matin jusqu'à une heure de l'après-midi.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
Le 22 Septembre, au matin, l'�v�que tomba dans une esp�ce de sommeil l�thargique apr�s avoir dit la messe, et, pendant vingt-quatre heures, il demeura sans mouvement dans son fauteuil.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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