matinee
noun /ˈmætɪneɪ/
/ˌmætnˈeɪ/
(also matinée)
- an afternoon performance of a play, etc.; an afternoon showing of a filmWordfinderTopics Film and theatrec2
- cue
- dresser
- matinee
- opening night
- ovation
- performance
- prompter
- rehearsal
- scene-shifter
- stage manager
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French matinée, literally ‘morning (as a period of activity)’, from matin ‘morning’: performances were formerly also in the morning.