matutinal
pronunciation
How to pronounce matutinal in British English: UK [mə'tju:taɪnəl]
How to pronounce matutinal in American English: US [mə'tjutɪnəl]
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- Adjective:
- pertaining to or occurring in the morning
Word Origin
- matutinal (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin matutinalis "pertaining to morning," from matutinus "of or pertaining to the morning," from Matuta, name of the Roman goddess of dawn, related to maturus âearlyâ (see mature (v.)). Earlier in same sense was matutine (mid-15c.). Related: Matutinally.
Example
- 1. Objectives : To set up the scientific , integrative and standardized forms of rounding wards in nursing and to evaluate three types & clinical , teaching-learning , and matutinal nursing rounding wards .