matinee

«matinee» in Mova's school dictionary: a performance of a play, show or film in the afternoon — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a matinee, matinees)

meaning for a pupil

A matinee is a performance of a play, show or film in the afternoon. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life about theatre and cinema trips, especially family outings.

examples

• We went to the Saturday matinee of the pantomime. tree →
• Matinee tickets are often cheaper. tree →
• The matinee starts at 2 o'clock. tree →
• Grandad took us to a matinee of «The Lion King». tree →
• There is no matinee on Mondays. tree →
• The cinema shows a kids' matinee every Sunday. tree →

note

From French «matin» (morning), but it means afternoon in English. Also spelled «matinée». Plural: matinees.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «matinee» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.