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matinée

/mˈætɪnˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
mati-nee
IPA
/mˈætɪnˌeɪ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of matinee.

Etymology

Borrowed from French matinée.

Inflected Forms

matinées (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce matinée?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈætɪnˌeɪ/.
What does matinée mean?
Alternative spelling of matinee.
Where does matinée come from?
Borrowed from French matinée.

How to pronounce matinée

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