matinee
noun/ˈmætɪneɪ/
/ˌmætnˈeɪ/
(also matinée)
- an afternoon performance of a play, etc.; an afternoon showing of a filmWordfinderTopics Film and theatrec2Word 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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