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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French matinée.
Noun
matinée (plural matinées)
- Alternative spelling of matinee
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French matinee f, from Old French matinee f, ultimately from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta f (“goddess of morning”). Equivalent to matin m (“morning”) + -ée (“contained by, duration of”).
Pronunciation
Noun
matinée f (plural matinées)
- morning (time between sunrise and noon)
- Synonyms: matin m, avant-midi m (regional)
Pendant toute la matinée, il n’a pas arrêté de pleuvoir.- Throughout the morning, the rain did not stop.
- matinee (showing of a movie or performance before evening)
- Coordinate term: soirée f (“evening showing”)
- (dated) matinee (women's dress)
Usage notes
matin m connotes a specific moment in the morning, while matinée f connotes the entire duration of the morning.
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Italian
Noun
matinée f (invariable)
- a theatrical show that takes place in the morning or afternoon
- matinee jacket
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Portuguese
Noun
matinée f (plural matinées)
- Dated form of matinê.