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matutinal

American  
[muh-toot-n-l, -tyoot-] / məˈtut n l, -ˈtyut- /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.

matutinal British  
/ ˌmætjʊˈtaɪnəl /

adjective

  1. of, occurring in, or during the morning

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Other Word Forms

  • matutinally adverb

Etymology

Origin of matutinal

First recorded in 1400–50; from Late Latin mātūtinālis “of, belonging to the morning, early,” equivalent to Latin mātūtīn(us) “of the morning” ( Mātūt(a) “goddess of dawn” + -īnus -ine 1 ) + -ālis -al 1

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