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单词 matin
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matin

[ mat-n ]
/ ˈmæt n /

noun

(often initial capital letter)matins. Also especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb)Ecclesiastical.
  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.
Archaic. aubade.

adjective

Also mat·in·al. pertaining to the morning or to matins.

Origin of matin

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

Words nearby matin

Mathura, Mathusala, Matie, matilda, Matilija poppy, matin, matinée, matinée coat, matinée idol, mating, mating ball
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British Dictionary definitions for matin

matin

mattin matinal

/ (ˈmætɪn) /

adjective

of or relating to matins

Word Origin for matin

C14: see matins
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