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first night

first night
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [furst nahyt]
    • /fɜrst naɪt/
    • /fɜːst naɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [furst nahyt]
    • /fɜrst naɪt/

Definitions of first night words

  • noun first night opening night. 1
  • countable noun first night The first night of a show, play, or performance is the first public performance of it. 0
  • noun first night the first public performance of a play or other production 0
  • noun first night (as modifier) 0
  • noun first night the opening night of a play, opera, etc. 0

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Origin of first night

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for First night

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

first night popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

first night usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for first night

noun first night

  • debut — The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.
  • beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
  • opening — an open or clear space.
  • opening night — the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening: The audience was full of celebrities on opening night.
  • premiere — movie: first showing

Antonyms for first night

noun first night

  • closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
  • conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.

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