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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
matins
mat·ins f47 (also mat·tins)BrE [ˈmætɪnz] NAmE [ˈmætnz] noun uncountable
the service of morning prayer, especially in the Anglican Church
compare ↑evensong, ↑vespers
See also: ↑mattins
Word Origin:
[matins] Middle English: from Old French matines, plural (influenced by Church Latin matutinae ‘morning prayers’) of matin ‘morning’, from Latin matutinum, neuter of matutinus ‘early in the morning’, from Matuta, the name of the dawn goddess.
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