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View synonyms for matinée

matinée

or mat·i·nee

[ mat-n-ey; especially British mat-n-ey ]

noun

  1. an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.


matinée

/ ˈmætɪˌneɪ /

noun

  1. a daytime, esp afternoon, performance of a play, concert, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of matinée1

1840–50; < French: morning. See matin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of matinée1

C19: from French; see matins
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Example Sentences

In the old days of fame, matinee-idol actors and pin-up picture actresses may have been dim bulbs.

The crowd at the matinee showing I went to of Of Mice and Men was comprised of many young kids—mostly female.

At this point, Franco says an abrupt “goodbye”  and rushes off to the theater for a matinee performance.

While the humans are entertaining enough in this Provencal matinee, the bird is the star.

So we did a matinee Sunday afternoon and then went straight from the matinee to the awards.

There was still money in her purse, and her next temptation presented itself in the shape of a matinee poster.

From him I learned that the occasion was neither a full-dress ball nor a chance gathering of a jour fixe, but a musical matinee.

Franchomme, whom I questioned about the matinee at the Marquis de Custine's, had no recollection of it.

You see mamma and I met Judith Blount one afternoon at a matinee just before college opened.

Not long after this matinee experience—perhaps a month—Mrs. Vance invited Carrie to an evening at the theatre with them.

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