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- noun Plural form of
matinee .
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Examples
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She had not neglected to bring "matinees" in which she looked most charming.
The Window-Gazer Isabel Ecclestone Mackay 1901
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A real morning concert for _me; _ none of your _ "matinees"!
Canyons of the Colorado John Wesley Powell 1868
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It's hard to call Yes, Prime Minister a failure when it is playing (even on Saturday matinees) to full and roaring houses.
Birdsong; On Ageing; The Big Fellah; Yes, Prime Minister Susannah Clapp 2010
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NEW YORK — An actor making his Broadway debut as Peter Parker during matinees of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has been injured during a performance but is expected to return to fly again.
Matthew James Thomas, 'Spider-Man' Actor, Injured During Peter Parker Debut The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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As an expectant parent I heard over and over to kiss sleep goodbye, along with personal time, afternoon matinees and spontaneous midweek benders.
Brian Gresko: Revisiting the Family Vacation -- With Baby Brian Gresko 2010
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Not to be Freudian, but my childhood may have some bearing on this story, because once I was a fat boy like you, my mother and my aunts spoiling me with candy and ice cream, taking me to Disney cartoon movie matinees, and shopping at department stores until Pop came home from the war.
I Never Was George L. Chieffet 2010
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NEW YORK — An actor making his Broadway debut as Peter Parker during matinees of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has been injured during a performance but is expected to return to fly again.
Matthew James Thomas, 'Spider-Man' Actor, Injured During Peter Parker Debut The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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She saves seeing other shows for Wednesday matinees, and on Monday she doesn't get out of her pajamas: "I catch up on my 'Friday Night Lights' and 'The Good Wife.'"
'Mormon' Actress on Landing Tickets Marshall Heyman 2011
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Black Terror and The American Crusader are shooting a newsreel for the Saturday matinees and meeting the meeting members of the 761st Tank Division, the first all African-American tank division.
Review: Black Terror #5 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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We've had late night specials and midday matinees.
Watch John Wayne in The Quiet Man: live! Andrew Pulver 2010
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