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MATINEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does matinee mean?
• MATINEE (noun)
The noun MATINEE has 1 sense:
1. a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
Familiarity information: MATINEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("matinee" is a kind of...):
histrionics; representation; theatrical; theatrical performance (a performance of a play)
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