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Webster 1913 Edition

matinee

matˊi-née′

,
Noun.
[F., from
matin
. See
Matin
.]
A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See
Soirée
.

Definition 2024

Matinee

Matinee

See also: matinee, matinée, mâtinée, and Matinée

German

Alternative forms

Noun

Matinee f ‎(genitive Matinee, plural Matineen)

  1. matinee

Declension

matinee

matinee

See also: Matinee, matinée, mâtinée, and Matinée

English

Alternative forms

Noun

matinee ‎(plural matinees)

  1. A showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon.

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Middle French

Etymology

Old French matinee.

Noun

matinee f (plural matinees)

  1. morning

Descendants

Old French

Noun

matinee f ‎(oblique plural matinees, nominative singular matinee, nominative plural matinees)

  1. morning

Descendants

Etymology

Borrowing from French matinée

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eː

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