What does "matinal" mean?

In the morning, relating to the morning.

What is a synonym for "matinal"?

Common synonyms include: dawn, matutinal.

//ˈmætɪnl̩// adj

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Adjective

1
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."

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

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

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