Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - matinee

 noun see matinee MATINEE  or matinee  noun  Etymology: French matinee, literally, morning, from Old French, from matin morning, from Latin matutinum, from neuter of matutinus of the morning, from Matuta, goddess of morning; akin to Latin maturus ripe — more at mature  Date: 1856 a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon