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View synonyms for first night
first night
first night
noun
- the first public performance of a play or other production
- ( as modifier )
first-night nerves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of first night1
First recorded in 1705–15
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Example Sentences
Marguerite was always present at every first night, and passed every evening either at the theatre or the ball.
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It was Jenny's sympathy on this first night, when awakened by Ruth's irrepressible agony, that had made the bond between them.
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Every one naturally objected to the trees, and the ridge of the roof was no more inviting than on the first night.
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But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
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Dinah, who had never been at a first night's performance, was very full of natural curiosity.
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