premiere
[pri-meer, -myair]
- a first public performance or showing of a play, opera, film, etc.
- the leading woman, as in a drama.
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- to present publicly for the first time: to premiere a new foreign film.
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- to have the first public showing: It will premiere at the Arcadia Theater.
- to perform publicly for the first time, as in a particular role, entertainment medium, etc.: When does he premiere as Hamlet?
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- first; initial; principal: a premiere showing; the premiere attraction of the evening.
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Origin of premiere
première
[pri-meer, -myair; French pruh-myer]
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Contemporary Examples
Their solidified friendship is one of the most touching details of the premiere, but it also puts Branson in a tricky predicament.
Lady Rose is also rather subdued in the premiere, which is a pity.
Did he participate in his own extortion and cancel his plans for a big Christmas premiere?
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Two years later, Death Metal Angola is readying for its premiere, and the railway film remains unfinished.
Historical Examples
Despite the excitement of the premiere, Janet and Helen were up early.
Janet Hardy in HollywoodRuthe S. Wheeler
Helen scanned a morning paper for an account of the premiere.
Janet Hardy in HollywoodRuthe S. Wheeler
Miss Rennsdale was beautiful; she danced like a premiere; she had every charm but age.
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What is the difference between a premiere danseuse and a duck?
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One of the premiere danseuses of the Opera from 1817 to 1827.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- ZAnatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
premiere
- the first public performance of a film, play, opera, etc
- the leading lady in a theatre company
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- to give or be the first public performance of
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Word Origin
C19: from French, feminine of premier first
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Word Origin and History for premiere
n.
1889, "first performance of a play," from French première, in phrase première représentation, from fem. of Old French premier "first" (see premier). The verb is recorded from 1940.
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