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| Main Entry: |
matinee
 [mat-n-ey; especially Brit. mat-n-ey] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daytime performance |
| Synonyms: | entertainment, movie, performance, play, show |
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| Main Entry: | performance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acting, depiction |
| Synonyms: | act, appearance, ballet, behavior, burlesque, business, ceremony, concert, custom, dance, display, drama, exhibition, gig, interpretation, matinee, offering, opera, pageant, play, portrayal, presentation, production, recital, rehearsal, representation, review, revue, rigmarole, rite, set, show, special, spectacle, stage show, stunt, to-do |
| Antonyms: | direction |
| Main Entry: | reception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebratory party |
| Synonyms: | buffet, dinner, do*, entertainment, function, gathering, levee, matinee, soiree, supper, tea |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- His looks were those of a matinee idol, with haunted eyes and slickly waved hair.
- Matinee tickets for really excellent shows are sold at half price.
| Main Entry: | rendezvous |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | get-together |
| Synonyms: | affair, appointment, assignation, blind date, date, double date, engagement, heavy date, matinee, meet, meeting, one night stand, tryst, tête-à-tête |
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| Main Entry: | performance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
| Concept: | [Motion into, actively] Reception. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
reception; admission, admittance, entree, importation; introduction, intromission; immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation; suction, sucking; eating, drinking (food); insertion; interjection; introit.
-verbs
give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree; introduce, intromit; usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, imbibe, inhale; let in, take in, suck in; readmit, resorb, reabsorb; snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate; engulf, engorge; gulp; eat, drink (food).
-adjectives
admitting, admitted; admissable; absorbent.
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| Antonyms: | ejection (Motion out of)] |
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