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first run

noun Movies.

the initial exhibition period for a film.

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Words nearby first run

first reading, first refusal, first reich, first republic, first responder, first run, first school, first secretary, first sergeant, first state, first strike

Origin of first run

First recorded in 1910–15

OTHER WORDS FROM first run

first-run, adjective
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