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Definition of matinee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

matinee

noun
 
/ˈmætɪneɪ/
 
/ˌmætnˈeɪ/
(also matinée)
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  1. an afternoon performance of a play, etc.; an afternoon showing of a filmTopics Film and theatrec2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French matinée, literally ‘morning (as a period of activity)’, from matin ‘morning’: performances were formerly also in the morning.
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