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premiere
1[ 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)
- to present publicly for the first time:
to premiere a new foreign film.
verb (used without object)
- 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.
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2[ pri-meer, -myair; French pruh-myer ]
premiere
/ ˈprɛmɪə; ˈprɛmɪˌɛə /
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 History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of premiere1
Example Sentences
According to the program notes that accompanied the film’s Whitney premiere, Burnett sought to “try to recreate a situation without reducing life to a simple plot.”
The part that gets in the way is the event itself seems to have become a cheap knock-off of a Hollywood premiere.
The Pugh family joined her at the premiere of Thunderbolts* in London and her grandmother, Pat Mackin, regularly attends her celebrity events.
When the first season of the show premiered, I initially found value in Joe’s tortured voice.
But once he had a spare moment, Goldstein went back to his stand-up roots with his new HBO special “The Second Best Night of Your Life” that premieres Saturday.
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