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Origin of premiere
première
[ pri-meer, -myair; French pruh-myer ]
/ prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɛər; French prəˈmyɛr /
noun, plural pre·mières [pri-meerz, -myairz; French pruh-myer] /prɪˈmɪərz, -ˈmyɛərz; French prəˈmyɛr/, verb (used with or without object), pre·miered, pre·mier·ing, adjective
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Examples from the Web for premiere
premiere
/ (ˈprɛmɪˌɛə, ˈprɛmɪə) /
noun
the first public performance of a film, play, opera, etc
the leading lady in a theatre company
verb
to give or be the first public performance of
Word Origin for premiere
C19: from French, feminine of premier first
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premiere
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper