how to pronounce matinée

/ma.ti.ne/

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matinée is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of matinée in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… suite de cette matinée ensemble j'espère …”

meanings of matinée

noun:

Morning (time between sunrise and noon).
Matinee (women's dress).
Matinee (showing of a movie or performance before evening).

matinée frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word matinée occurs in french on average 16 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.