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Matins
matins
n. (also mattins) (as sing or pl.) 1 a a service of morning prayer in the Church of England. b the office of one of the canonical hours of prayer, properly a night office, but also recited with lauds at daybreak or on the previous evening. 2 (also matin) poet. the morning song of birds. Etymology: ME f. OF matines f. eccl.L matutinas, accus. fem. pl. adj. f. L matutinus of the morning f. Matuta dawn-goddess
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noun plural but singular or plural in construction Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English matines, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin matutinae, from Latin, feminine plural of matutinus Date: 14th century the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours, Morning Prayer ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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