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matutinal

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ma⋅tu⋅ti⋅nal

  [muh-toot-n-l, -tyoot-]
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–adjective
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.
Origin:
1650–60; < LL mātūtinālis of, belonging to the morning, early, equiv. to L mātūtīn(us) of the morning (Mātūt(a) goddess of dawn + -īnus -ine 1 ) + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
ma⋅tu⋅ti⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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ma·tu·ti·nal   (mə-tōōt'n-əl, -tyōōt'-, māch'ŏŏ-tī'nəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or occurring in the morning; early.

[Late Latin mātūtīnālis, from Latin mātūtīnus; see matins.]
ma·tu'ti·nal·ly adv.
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