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premiere

1
French pre·mière

[pri-meer, -myair]

noun

  1. a first public performance or showing of a play, opera, film, etc.

  2. the leading woman, as in a drama.



verb (used with object)

premiered, premiering 
  1. to present publicly for the first time.

    to premiere a new foreign film.

verb (used without object)

premiered, premiering 
  1. to have the first public showing.

    It will premiere at the Arcadia Theater.

  2. to perform publicly for the first time, as in a particular role, entertainment medium, etc..

    When does he premiere as Hamlet?

adjective

  1. first; initial; principal.

    a premiere showing; the premiere attraction of the evening.

première

2

[pri-meer, -myair, pruh-myer]

noun

plural

premières 
, premièred, premièring .
  1. premiere.

premiere

/ ˈprɛmɪə, ˈprɛmɪˌɛə /

noun

  1. the first public performance of a film, play, opera, etc

  2. the leading lady in a theatre company

“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

verb

  1. to give or be the first public performance of

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of premiere1

First recorded in 1890–95; from French première literally, “first”; feminine of premier; premier
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Word History and Origins

Origin of premiere1

C19: from French, feminine of premier first
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Example Sentences

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Here comes CBS, like an old-school TV network — which, it is, after all — premiering its new and returning shows in short order like a real fall season.

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Rebecca Miller’s series “Mr. Scorsese,” which premieres on Apple TV Friday, falls squarely in the middle of these two things.

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A lot, it turns out, as evidenced by these new engaging dramas premiering this week.

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His 2022 film, “No Bears,” in which he played a version of himself hiding out in a border town, had its premiere in Venice while he sat in an Iranian prison.

It also showcased a much-anticipated world premiere and such Cannes favorites as “Sentimental Value” and “It Was Just an Accident.”

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