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opening night

o·pen·ing night
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-puh-ning nahyt]
    • /ˈoʊ pə nɪŋ naɪt/
    • /ˈəʊpnɪŋ naɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-puh-ning nahyt]
    • /ˈoʊ pə nɪŋ naɪt/

Definitions of opening night words

  • noun opening night the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening: The audience was full of celebrities on opening night. 1
  • noun opening night theatre: first performance 1
  • countable noun opening night The opening night of a play or an opera is the first night on which a particular production is performed. 0
  • noun opening night the first performance (of a concert, opera, play, etc) 0
  • noun opening night the first night a new establishment (such as a restaurant, club, etc) is open for business 0
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Origin of opening night

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Opening night

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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opening night popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% 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.

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Synonyms for opening night

noun opening night

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