premiere
noun
a first public performance or showing of a play, opera, film, etc.
premieres
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pluralof premiere.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
premières
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pluralof première.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
premierenouna first public performance or showing of a play, opera, film, etc.
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It premieres Tuesday on the streamer, and that timing is intentional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
In late 2026, however, against the backdrop of fraying U.S.-Ukrainian relations, the opening night in Warsaw of “The Mothers of Kherson” was one of the very few opera premieres that deserve to be called heroic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Wonka's The Golden Ticket premieres on Netflix this week, with a two-part finale scheduled for 30 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The CBS newsmagazine premieres its 59th season Sunday, following dramatic shake-ups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Live concerts in the nineteenth century had typically presented mostly premieres, with some familiar favourites sandwiched in alongside them.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Decades ago, actresses attending film premières and award ceremonies were outfitted by movie-studio costume designers.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
I would see knots of critics at performances, gaggles of them at big premières.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017
Now Morgan is asking us to spend ten more hours in the Queen’s company, with the sumptuous and surprisingly engrossing Netflix series “The Crown,” which premières today.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2016
More than a hundred composers were featured, more than half of them supplying world premières.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 20, 2016
The so-called premières de modes frequently received more than 1,800 francs a year, while the apprêteuses received only from 15 to 20 sous a day.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
