Usually means: Afternoon performance of a show.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word matinee:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. matinee: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. matinee: Merriam-Webster
  3. matinee: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. matinee: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. matinee: Collins English Dictionary
  6. matinee: Vocabulary.com
  7. Matinee, matinee: Wordnik
  8. matinee: Wiktionary
  9. matinee: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. Matin'ee, matin'ee, matinee: Dictionary.com
  11. matinee: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. matinee: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. Matinee: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Matinee: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. matinee: Rhymezone
  16. Matinee (f), matinee (de), matine, matine: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. matinee: FreeDictionary.org
  18. matinee: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. matinee: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. matinee: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Matinee: Sports Definitions

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ noun:  A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
▸ noun:  (dated) A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
▸ verb:  (ambitransitive) To put on a matinee performance (of).

Similar:
midforenoon, midafternoon, midmorning, meridiem, matin, midnight movie, midnoon, middle day, midhour, motion picture, more...

Opposite:
evening, nighttime, late show

Types:
movie, film, flick, picture, show, more...

Phrases:
matinee idol, matinee idols, matinee jacket, matinee jackets, matinee coat, more...

Adjectives:
special, first, last, musical, extra, professional, literary, final, second, single, occasional

Colors:
    scarlet,     maroon,     gold,     champagne,     coral, more...


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Similar:
midforenoon, midafternoon, midmorning, meridiem, matin, midnight movie, midnoon, middle day, midhour, motion picture, more...

Opposite:
evening, nighttime, late show

Types:
movie, film, flick, picture, show, more...

Phrases:
matinee idol, matinee idols, matinee jacket, matinee jackets, matinee coat, Moondog Matinee, Toy Matinee, Matinee Mouse, The Last Matinee, more...

Adjectives:
special, first, last, musical, extra, professional, literary, final, second, single, occasional

Colors:
    scarlet,     maroon,     gold,     champagne,     coral, more...



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