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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


Matinée

Matinée

See also: matinee, Matinee, matinée, and mâtinée

German

Noun

Matinée f (genitive Matinée, plural Matinéen)

  1. Alternative spelling of Matinee

matinée

matinée

See also: matinee, Matinee, mâtinée, and Matinée

English

Noun

matinée (plural matinées)

  1. Alternative spelling of matinee

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French

Etymology

Old French matinee, from matin (morning), from Latin mātūtīnus (of the morning), from Mātūta (goddess of morning).

Pronunciation

Noun

matinée f (plural matinées)

  1. morning
    Pendant toute la matinée, il n'a pas arrêté de pleuvoir.

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Portuguese

Noun

matinée f (plural matinées)

  1. Dated form of matinê.