Matinee

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mid 19th century: from French matinée, literally ‘morning (as a period of activity)’, from matin ‘morning’: performances were formerly also in the morning.


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From French matinée. Doublet of mantinada.


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matinee (n.)

"afternoon performance, an entertainment held in the daytime," 1848, from French matinée (musicale), from matinée "morning" (with a sense here of "daytime"), from matin "morning" (but here "afternoon" or "daytime"), from Old French matines (see matins). Originally as a French word in English; it lost its foreignness by late 19c. For the French suffix, compare journey.