CURTAIN RAISING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first performance (as of a theatrical production)

Example:

the opening received good critical reviews

Synonyms:

curtain raising; opening; opening night

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("curtain raising" is a kind of...):

start (the beginning of anything)

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