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matinal

/ˈmætɪnl̩/ UK
/ˈmætənl̩/ US

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Borrowed from French matinal, from Old French [Term?].

adjective more matinal · most matinal

In the morning, relating to the morning. I was awakened, as usual, by the outcries of the refractory negroes receiving their matinal stripes in the whipping-house.

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@misc{matinal_2026,
  title = {matinal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matinal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}