premiere
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpɹɛmjɛə//
- United States//pɹəˈmɪɚ//
- United States//pɹɪ-//
- United States//-ˈmiɚ//
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
noun
- 1
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
- 2
The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show.
- 3
In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.
- 4
The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast.
Etymology
From French première (“first”).
verb
- 1
Of a film or play, to play for the first time.
The new film premieres this weekend.
His two most recent films are last year's Greyhound, a Hanks-penned World War Two thriller in which he plays a naval commander, and now News of the World, a Western set in the years immediately following the close of the US Civil War, directed by Paul Greengrass, which is premiering around the world on Netflix tomorrow.
- 2
To present a film or play for the first time.
The local theatre will premiere its latest play this week.
Forms
- plural
- premieres
- past tense
- premiered
- past participle
- premiered
- present participle
- premiering
- third person singular
- premieres
premiere · The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
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