matinee
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- noun
- /ˈmætɪneɪ/
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función de la tarde
- The theater offers discounted tickets for the Saturday matinee show.
- a matinee performance
- a Saturday matinee
- a school matinee
She treated us to lunch and then to a matinee.
- She treated us to lunch and then to a matinee.
- It took me to a matinee and I was, as the Brits say, gobsmacked.
- And then after our matinee, because here's the deal, we are going to normalize matinees.
- Recently, Jamie Lee Curtis went viral on Instagram because she said, why doesn't Coldplay have a matinee?
- Kurt and I are waking up bright and early to go to the matinee to see Wild Robot, which I fear might break me.
- So I walked down on a Saturday in between shows on a matinee day to make a donation, and I had a check to give.
Examples
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Like most other kids in Greensburgh, I spent Saturdays attending movie matinees, following my father around auto.
Fiction book (1991) -
Every Friday they'd pack their apples and cream cheese sandwiches and take off for the matinee.
Fiction book (1999) -
We could see a matinee.
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- Not bad for a matinee.
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Besides, we're in the matinee for "People are Neat."
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The kids and I were at a Saturday matinee, some harmless cartoon.
Fiction book (2002) -
To the district's credit, funds were provided for the student matinee performances and artist workshops.
Academic text (2001) -
During the 1999-2000 school year, there were five school matinee performances offered.
Academic text (2001) -
We've got a show at 2:00, a matinee.
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I'm going to the second matinee at the Tivoli.
Fiction book (1995)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Matinee comes from the French word matin meaning 'morning', because these shows were first given in the daytime. So a matinee is a daytime performance, often in the afternoon, which makes it easier for families to attend.