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matutinal

adjective/ˌmatjʊˈtʌɪnl/

C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
LiteraryRegister

Of, relating to, or occurring in the morning.

A matutinal mist clung to the water meadows until the sun burned it off.

Similar: morning, early, dawn

Origin: From Latin matutinus 'of the morning', from Matuta, goddess of dawn.

Topic: time of day in General English

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