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mat·i·nee

or mat·i·née  (măt′n-ā′)
n.
An entertainment, such as a dramatic performance or movie, presented in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.

[French matinée, from matin, morning, from Old French matines, matins; see matins.]
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matinée

(ˈmætɪˌneɪ)
n
a daytime, esp afternoon, performance of a play, concert, etc
[C19: from French; see matins]
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mat•i•née

or mat•i•nee

(ˌmæt nˈeɪ; esp. Brit. ˈmæt nˌeɪ)

n.
a dramatic or musical performance held in the daytime, usu. in the afternoon.
[1840–50; < French: morning. See matin]
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matinée

A French word meaning in the daytime, used to mean a daytime peformance of a play or a daytime showing of a movie.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.matinée - a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)matinee - a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
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Translations
حَفْلَه مَسْرَحِيَّه نَهاريَّه
dopolední/odpolední představení
eftermiddagsforestillingmatiné
délutáni elõadásmatiné
matinê
matiné
matineöğleden sonra programı

matinée

[ˈmætɪneɪ]
A. Nfunción f de tarde, matiné(e) f (S. Cone)
B. CPD matinée coat N (Brit) → abriguito m de lana
matinée idol Nídolo m del público
matinée jacket N = matinée coat
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matinée

matinee [ˈmætɪneɪ] nmatinée f
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matinée

nMatinee f; (in the afternoon) → Frühvorstellung f; matinée coat, matinée jacket (for baby) → Ausfahrjäckchen nt
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matinée

[ˈmætɪˌneɪ] nmatinée f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

matinée

(ˈmӕtinei) , ((American) mӕtəˈnei) noun
a performance at a theatre, circus, cinema etc held in the afternoon or morning.
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References in classic literature ?
There was still money in her purse, and her next temptation presented itself in the shape of a matinee poster.
We never went anywhere--not even to a matinee. We once shared together five cents worth of red-hots.
To account for this you will be allowed to guess that the lobsters were all out, or that she had sworn ice-cream off during Lent, or that she had ordered onions, or that she had just come from a Hackett matinee. And then, all these theories being wrong, you will please let the story proceed.
Glad was the contraband that had a seat in the pit at the Saturday matinee, and happy the Roman street-boy who ate his peanuts and guyed the gladiators from the dizzy gallery.
"A matinee for the little folks is promised for this afternoon, on
Father Brown, though he knew every detail done behind the scenes, and had even evoked applause by his transformation of a pillow into a pantomime baby, went round to the front and sat among the audience with all the solemn expectation of a child at his first matinee. The spectators were few, relations, one or two local friends, and the servants; Sir Leopold sat in the front seat, his full and still fur-collared figure largely obscuring the view of the little cleric behind him; but it has never been settled by artistic authorities whether the cleric lost much.
After Saturday's matinee. That will do excellently.'
There was a Madame de Raudon, who certainly had a matinee musicale at Wildbad, accompanied by Herr Spoff, premier pianist to the Hospodar of Wallachia, and my little friend Mr.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Dates and times: Today to Sunday, 7.30 pm, Tuesday 16 to Saturday, January 20, 7.30 pm, Matinees tomorrow, Sunday and next Saturday - 2.30pm Venue: Ardhowen Theatre The Lakeland Players annual pantomime, now in its 31st year at The Ardhowen, never fails to disappoint.
There will be four evening performances (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and two matinees (Friday and Saturday).
Appreciation for matinees tends to come with age--at least it has for me.
There are two matinees. The Saturday matinee starts at 2.15pm and the Sunday matinee starts at 1.15pm.