Matutinal Definition
mə-to͝otn-əl, -tyo͝ot-, măcho͝o-tīnəl
adjective
Of or in the morning; early.
Webster's New World
Origin of Matutinal
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From Late Latin mātÅ«tÄ«nālis, “belonging to the early morning", from Latin mātÅ«tÄ«nus, “of or pertaining to the morning" (from MātÅ«ta, Roman goddess of the dawn + -Ä«nus, “-ine") + -ālis, “-al".
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin mātūtīnālis from Latin mātūtīnus matins
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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