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  premiere

  noun

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

  noun

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premiere

¹ American  

[pri-meer, -myair] / prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmjɛər /

French première

noun

• premieres
  plural

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

2. the leading woman, as in a drama.

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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 American  

[pri-meer, -myair, pruh-myer] / prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmjɛər, prəˈmjɛr /

noun

• premières
  plural

1. premiere.

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premiere British  

/ ˈprɛmɪə, ˈprɛmɪˌɛə /

noun

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

2. the leading lady in a theatre company

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verb

1. to give or be the first public performance of

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• premieres
  plural
• premières
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of premiere

First recorded in 1890–95; from French première literally, “first”; feminine of premier; see origin at premier

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Explanation

A premiere is the first showing of a work of art. A movie premiere often takes place in Los Angeles or New York, with stars in attendance and the iconic red carpet rolled out to greet them. Premiere comes from the French première, which means "first." The French origin probably accounts for the word's being seen as elegant and exciting. Over time, premiere has spawned its own verb––to premiere means to perform or be performed for the first time.

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The UK premiere for the film was held earlier this month at the British Film Institute in London.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Baron Cohen, 55, arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film in character, wearing neon yellow from head to toe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Remember, we’re less than two months out from the premiere of “Avengers: Doomsday.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Since its premiere last week and subsequent successful box office, awards season buzz has been escalating around the film, Fielder and co-director Lance Oppenheim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“I’m so looking forward to next month’s premiere night for The Thief of Bagdad. Everyone is.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

One of Ms. Zeani's career highlights was singing the lead role of Blanche in the première of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites” at La Scala in 1957.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

On Monday the outgoing PM, Jean Castex, called Ms Borne "première ministre" - a feminine form of the usual "premier ministre" - to underline the historical significance of her appointment.

From BBC ● May 17, 2022

Neuwirth’s “Orlando,” a radical feminist adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel, recently had its première at the Vienna State Opera.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 30, 2019

Ted Barron, their former professor, attended a première in Toronto, and searched for an appropriate comparison.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2019

I told Doreen I would not go to the show or the luncheon or the film première, but that I would not go to Coney Island either, I would stay in bed.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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

After 30 years on TV, Judge Judy is retiring and handing over the reins to her son, Judge Adam Levy, whose solo show ‘Adam’s Law’ premieres this month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Season 4 of “Tulsa King” premieres Friday, Oct.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 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

I’ll just trust you to catch up on the whole thing so that you can watch the final season, which premières in January.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 11, 2018

Stevens’s background was in developing new plays, and under his watch, C.T.C. began to mount regional and world premières, some of which would go on to have life elsewhere.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018

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

He was mooching around film sets and premières, and the parts began rolling in.

From Economist ● Jun. 9, 2016

"But, Madame Rodrigues—" "If one of my premières cares to take you in hand, I have no objection; but that is all I can do for you."

From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various

The original ‘Star Trek’ premiered in 1966, and despite a rocky start, it endures and continues to inspire the franchise’s creatives, stars and fans who say its lessons are still relevant today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The second season of the series, which co-stars Tom Hardy and is co-directed by Guy Ritchie, premiered in September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

McDonagh’s outsider stance was soon validated when The Beauty Queen of Leenane premiered in Galway, Ireland, in 1996.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

When the documentary premiered in semi-secret at this fall’s Telluride Film Festival, viewers were asked not to reveal certain aspects in their reviews and reactions.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The work that eventually emerged from all this anguish, his fifth symphony, premiered in November 1937, is now recognised as one of the classical masterpieces of the twentieth century.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Young adult stories come in every imaginable flavor, and flavor combination, and several are present in “Phony,” premiering Tuesday on Hulu.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

This is the brilliant way writer-director Jesse Eisenberg thrusts us into his third — and best — feature, “The Debut,” screening at this year’s New York Film Festival and premiering in theaters December 11.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

He will play the lead role in the upcoming ITV drama The Party premiering on 11 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

HHS officials still held the event, premiering a separate food effort, and saying they were continuing to work on the ultraprocessed food policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Through sheer coincidence, around the same time Mom was doing her research on the club, a documentary film about Peter Westbrook himself was premiering in New York City.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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