opening night
noun
the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening: The audience was full of celebrities on opening night.
Also called
first night.
Origin of opening night
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby opening night
openable,
opencast mining,
opener,
openhanded,
opening,
opening night,
opening snap,
opening time,
openwork,
oper.,
opera
Example sentences from the Web for opening night
At the opening-night party, Mart Crowley saw Mae West sitting alone, except for the company of two musclemen bodyguards.
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