Matutinal - #503

Today’s word of the day is matutinal, M-A-T-U-T-I-N-A-L. Matutinal is an adjective that means related to or occurring in the early morning.  Matuta (Ma TOO ta) is the Roman Goddess of Dawn. Her name derives from Latin and she gave birth to our word of the day.  The scheduling was probably my least favorite thing about my life as a Marine. Being a night owl, I had a real problem with those matutinal duties. Matutinal is spelled M-A-T-U-T-I-N-A-L.