matinée
or mat·i·nee
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
Origin of matinée
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How to use matinée in a sentence
Twice a week there were matinees, and then Hurstwood ate a cold snack, which he prepared himself.
Sister Carrie | Theodore DreiserOpera bags marked off those who had really attended the matinees; but only one in five wore this badge of sincerity.
The Readjustment | Will IrwinThey got messages from the spirit land seven nights in the week and two matinees.
The Crime of the French Caf and Other Stories | Nicholas CarterNever in the park, never after the matinees, never in all wide London, had he seen two such lovely types: Titian and Greuse.
The Voice in the Fog | Harold MacGrathBut she attended matinees, dancing parties in large numbers, and belonged to a whist club.
The Girl and Her Religion | Margaret Slattery
British Dictionary definitions for matinée
/ (ˈmætɪˌneɪ) /
a daytime, esp afternoon, performance of a play, concert, etc
Origin of matinée
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