first night
noun/ˌfɜːst ˈnaɪt/
/ˌfɜːrst ˈnaɪt/
- the first public performance of a play, film, etc.
- I got tickets for the first night of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
- The first night of the school play is just days away and the cast still don’t know their lines.
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- (North American English) a public celebration of New Year’s Eve
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