first night

noun

: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also : the performance itself

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The Hawks picked up a second straight win on Friday in the first night of back-to-back games. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Paul George’s first night in green was memorable for all the right reasons, except for the final score. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 After her first night of catering concludes, Punch accidentally falls asleep in her old bedroom — and luckily, no one noticed. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026 On the first night of Southern California’s fires Thursday, the crescent moon was the only source of light across homes nestled beneath Boney Mountain in Ventura County and across much of the Santa Monica Mountains due to the ongoing outages. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for first night

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of first night was in 1698

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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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