Feminine
Meaning

  1. morning (time between sunrise and noon)
  2. matinee (showing of a movie or performance before evening)
  3. matinee (women's dress)

Synonyms

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.ti.ne/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French matinee, from Old French matinee, ultimately from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”). Equivalent to matin (“morning”) + -ée (“contained by, duration of”).

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