Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An entertainment, such as a dramatic performance or movie, presented in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
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- noun A showing of a
movie ortheatrical performance in the afternoon.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So, if the $5 matinee is available, I will see it.
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Why, the Odion's ad cards say next Saturday's matinee is in VistaVision!
Love Affairs 2007
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Dubbed a matinee idol, he was once thought the equal of Ivor Novello in charm and good looks, and had his own fan club.
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Another attraction of the matinee was the singing of Madame Viardot-Garcia,
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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It IS worth seeing in the theater, even if, as I say, a matinee is the best level of payment for it rather than full admission.
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You have to flip between the Gator and Capitol One Bowls in the early afternoon, the matinee is the Rose Bowl, and you follow that up with the primetime special - the Sugar Bowl.
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If sunlight is the best disinfectant, playing a matinee might be the best chance the Detroit Tigers have to burn away the stink they've been giving off for the past four weeks.
Bless You Boys 2008
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At Landmark Theatres in Seattle only the first show of the day is the "matinee" price, the rest are the higher "evening" price.
Peak Load Pricing at the Movies, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He has a voice reminiscent of the young Jon Vickers, but with more warmth and Mediterranean luster, and the kind of matinee-idol looks and committed acting that make him a compelling presence onstage.
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With a voice reminiscent of the young Jon Vickers, but with more warmth and Mediterranean luster, and with the kind of matinee-idol looks and committed acting that make him a compelling presence onstage, Kaufmann outclasses all of his current competitors in the heldentenor stakes.
On DVD: Lohengrin 2010
treeseed commented on the word matinee
In modern movie theaters, the showings of a film that occur before 5:00 pm and which usually cost less to see, sometimes half of the regular price.
February 4, 2008
MaryW commented on the word matinee
descriptor for knitted baby clothes:
Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn (New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2006), p. 101.June 5, 2016