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mat⋅i⋅née

[mat-n-ey; especially Brit. mat-n-ey]
–noun
an entertainment, esp. a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
Also, mat⋅i⋅nee.


Origin:
1840–50; < F: morning. See matin
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mat·i·nee or mat·i·née   (māt'n-ā')   
n.  An entertainment, such as a dramatic performance or movie, presented in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.

[French matinée, from matin, morning, from Old French matines, matins; see matins.]
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matinee 
1848, from Fr. matinée (musicale), from matin "morning" (with a sense here of "daytime"), from O.Fr. matines (see matins).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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