# first night

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The first public performance of a play or other show, normally assumed to be held in the evening.
2. The first night after marriage.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, night.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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