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English

Noun

matinee (plural matinees)

• A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
  • ✤ 59 sneak in some red Smuggle a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a corkscrew into a long matinee. Red wine is rich in life-extending antioxidants, and the caper will add zest even to a bad movie.¹
• (dated) A woman’s dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
  • ✤ Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.²

Verb

matinee (third-person singular simple present matinees, present participle matineeing, simple past and past participle matineed)

• (ambitransitive) To put on a matinee performance (of).

Etymology

From French matinée.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/
• Audio (Southern England): 🔊

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Footnotes

1. 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men’s Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135: ↩

2. 1906, Dry Goods Guide, volumes 17-18, page 70: ↩