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matinee

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 T IH0 N EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To put on a matinee performance (of).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics

History

Etymology

From French matinée.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ցերեկույթ (cʻerekuytʻ) — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Bulgarian: матине́ (matiné) — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Czech: matiné — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Finnish: matinea — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • French: matinée — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • German: Matinee — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • German: Matinée — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Interlingua: matinée — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: matiné — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: matine — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: matiné — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: matine — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Polish: popołudniówka — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Portuguese: matinê — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Russian: дневно́й сеа́нс (dnevnój seáns) — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Spanish: matiné — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Spanish: matinal — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
  • Turkish: matine — a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon
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