matinée

A form of matinee — A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.

OriginFrench matinée →
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Meanings

nounmatinée (plural matinées)

plural matinées

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of matinee.

Origin

  1. Frenchmatinée
  2. Frenchmatinée
  3. Englishmatinée

Borrowed from French matinée.

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Chicago

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