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

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matin

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

A little boy, about three years in age, played beside her as she sat on a fallen tree trunk and took part in the matin of the Terai.

From The Taming of the Jungle by Dr. C. W. Doyle

AS late I sought the spangled bowers, To cull a wreath of matin flowers, Where many an early rose was weeping, I found the urchin Cupid sleeping.

From The Odes of Anacreon by Thomas Moore

So the night was passed in great entertainment, and next morning, after witnessing the matin service, they set off.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

In the other song the setting is the same; L’autrier un lundi matin m’an aloie ambaniant; s’antrai an un biau jardin, trovai nonette seant.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power