premiere

[pri-meer, -myair]

noun

a first public performance or showing of a play, opera, film, etc.
the leading woman, as in a drama.

verb (used with object), pre·miered, pre·mier·ing.

to present publicly for the first time: to premiere a new foreign film.

verb (used without object), pre·miered, pre·mier·ing.

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?

adjective

first; initial; principal: a premiere showing; the premiere attraction of the evening.

Origin of premiere

1890–95; < French première literally, first; feminine of premier premier

Can be confusedpremier premiere

première

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

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

premiere.

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Examples from the Web for premiering

Contemporary Examples of premiering

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British Dictionary definitions for premiering

premiere

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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Word Origin and History for premiering

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.