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mat·i·nee
or mat·i·née (măt′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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matinée
(ˈmætɪˌneɪ)n
a daytime, esp afternoon, performance of a play, concert, etc
[C19: from French; see matins]
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mat•i•née
or mat•i•nee
(ˌmæt nˈeɪ; esp. Brit. ˈmæt nˌeɪ)n.
a dramatic or musical performance held in the daytime, usu. in the afternoon.
[1840–50; < French: morning. See matin]
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matinée
A French word meaning in the daytime, used to mean a daytime peformance of a play or a daytime showing of a movie.
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Translations
حَفْلَه مَسْرَحِيَّه نَهاريَّه
dopolední/odpolední představení
eftermiddagsforestillingmatiné
délutáni elõadásmatiné
matinê
matiné
matineöğleden sonra programı
matinée
[ˈmætɪneɪ]B. CPD matinée coat N (Brit) → abriguito m de lana
matinée idol N → ídolo m del público
matinée jacket N = matinée coat
matinée idol N → ídolo m del público
matinée jacket N = matinée coat
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
matinée
n → Matinee f; (in the afternoon) → Frühvorstellung f; matinée coat, matinée jacket (for baby) → Ausfahrjäckchen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
matinée
(ˈmӕtinei) , ((American) mӕtəˈnei) noun a performance at a theatre, circus, cinema etc held in the afternoon or morning.
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