n.
Variant: or mat · i · née
Pronunciation: ˌ ma-t ə - ' n ā
Function: noun
Etymology: French matinée, literally, morning, from Old French, from matin morning, from Latin matutinum, from neuter of matutinus of the morning, from Matuta, goddess of morning; akin to Latin maturus ripe ― more at MATURE
Date: 1856
: a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon