'Matin' definitions:
Definition of 'Matin'
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- Matin \M[^a]`tin"\, n. [F. m[^a]tin.] (Zool.) A French mastiff. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Matin'
From: GCIDE
- Matin \Mat"in\, n. [F. fr. L. matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See Matutinal.]
- 1. Morning. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. pl. [F. matines. See Etymol. above.] Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs. [1913 Webster]
- The winged choristers began To chirp their matins. --Cleveland. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'matin'
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- matin \mat"in\, a. Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal. [1913 Webster]