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# matinee

noun (a matinee, matinees)

«matinee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A matinee is a performance of a play, show or film in the afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life about theatre and cinema trips, especially family outings.

### Examples

- We went to the Saturday matinee of the pantomime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/#x1)
- Matinee tickets are often cheaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/#x2)
- The matinee starts at 2 o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/#x3)
- Grandad took us to a matinee of «The Lion King». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/#x4)
- There is no matinee on Mondays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/#x5)
- The cinema shows a kids' matinee every Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/#x6)

### Note

From French «matin» (morning), but it means afternoon in English. Also spelled «matinée». Plural: matinees.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «matinee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matinee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«matinee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/matinee.html) on Mova free.