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Definition of: matin
(mat′in) noun
1. plural Eccl. The first of the canonical hours, usually said at midnight.
2. plural In the Anglican Church, Morning Prayer.
3. Figuratively, any morning song, as of a bird.
4. Obs. Morning.
—adjective Of or belonging to the morning: also mat′in·al. Also spelled mattin. [<OF matin early <L matutinus (tempus) (time) of the morning, appar. <Matuta goddess of morning]
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