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matinee

[mat-n-ey, mat-n-ey] / ˌmæt nˈeɪ, ˈmæt nˌeɪ /
NOUN
daytime performance
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He will stage shows on the evenings of 9, 10 and 11 July, plus a matinee on 11 July.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Idle said he’s especially excited to host a Saturday matinee attended by students from the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center, which provides performing arts education to South-Central L.A. youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Going to a matinee is like a vacation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Even better, he has used his beauty not to become a matinee idol but to unsettle and surprise us, portraying characters whose handsomeness is very much the point but not the whole story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Well, I’ve faced the matinee crowds on the West End and lived to tell about it, but I’m all thumbs in the kitchen.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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