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adj
Synonym of matutinal.
Of, occurring in, or relating to the morning, especially the early morning upon waking up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, literary, not-comparable
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Synonyms: matutinary, matutine
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of matutinal.
Active in the morning; waking up early.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, literary, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
A variant of matutinal (possibly influenced by French matin (“morning”)), which is borrowed from Middle French matutinal (modern French matutinal), and from its etymon Late Latin mātūtīnālis (“(adjective) belonging to the morning; of or pertaining to matins; (noun) morning hymn or psalm; book of lauds”), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of, occurring in, or pertaining to the early morning, matutine”) (from Mātūta (“Roman goddess of the dawn or morning”) (from Proto-Indo-European *meh2- (“to mature, ripen; opportune, timely; good, great”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).
