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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 1. the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours 2. Morning Prayer ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- c.1250, from O.Fr. matines, from L.L. matutinas (acc.) "morning prayers," originally matutinas vigilias "morning watches," from L. matutinus "of or in the morning," associated with Matuta, Roman dawn goddess. The O.E. word was uht-sang, from uhte "daybreak." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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