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matinal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈmætɪnl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈmætənl̩/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French matinal, from Old French [Term?].

Meanings

1. In the morning, relating to the morning.
   • Kate stood by the window, looking out drearily at the matinal sunlight. 1877, May Agnes Fleming, Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters:
   • I was awakened, as usual, by the outcries of the refractory negroes receiving their matinal stripes in the whipping-house. 1861, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, No. 47, September, 1861:
   • I might add, however, for your further information, that I think I shall not go to Bund-i-Kir, which looks too peaceful to disturb at this matinal hour, but there--on the western shore of the Ab-i-Shuteit. 1919, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1917:

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matitudinal