MATINEE


Meaning of MATINEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or mat·i·née ˌma-tə-ˈnā

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.