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first night

first night

noun

    1. the first public performance of a play or other production
    2. ( as modifier )

      first-night nerves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of first night1

First recorded in 1705–15
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The first night of the draft is April 24.

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Early Sunday morning, Shapiro and his family were woken by police after a man broke into the official governor's residence in Harrisburg and set fire to the room where they had just celebrated the first night of Passover.

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Hours before the fire, Shapiro and his family had celebrated the first night of Passover, a Jewish holiday, at home.

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The governor, who is Jewish, appeared to be celebrating the first night of Passover at the residence.

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However, when the movie flashes forward to a year after their first night together and waves goodbye to Tallie for a significant stretch of its runtime, Angarano threatens to commit the cardinal sin of wasting his most charming actor.

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