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premiere

1
French pre·mière

[pri-meer, -myair]

noun

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

  2. the leading woman, as in a drama.



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

[pri-meer, -myair, pruh-myer]

noun

plural

premières 
, premièred, premièring .
  1. premiere.

premiere

/ ˈprɛmɪə, ˈprɛmɪˌɛə /

noun

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

  2. the leading lady in a theatre company

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to give or be the first public performance of

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of premiere1

First recorded in 1890–95; from French première literally, “first”; feminine of premier; premier
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Word History and Origins

Origin of premiere1

C19: from French, feminine of premier first
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Example Sentences

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The latest film he made with Pascal had its UK premiere at the Royal Festival Hall.

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In 2019, Phoebe launched Tiny Reparations, a production company whose first series “Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson,” premiered April 2021 on Comedy Central.

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Groundbreaking moments in its early years included the world premiere of Michael Jackson's Thriller video, a 16-hour broadcast of the Live Aid concerts in 1985, and the birth of the MTV Video Music Awards.

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The premiere will be closely watched in a changed TV landscape where the stakes in satirizing the president seem higher than ever, even for an institution that’s been lampooning leaders for half a century.

Its run at the Armory, ending tomorrow, is its American premiere.

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