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premiere

1

[ 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.

𳾾è

2

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

noun

plural: premires premired premiring

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 𳾾è 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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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.”

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The part that gets in the way is the event itself seems to have become a cheap knock-off of a Hollywood premiere.

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The Pugh family joined her at the premiere of Thunderbolts* in London and her grandmother, Pat Mackin, regularly attends her celebrity events.

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When the first season of the show premiered, I initially found value in Joe’s tortured voice.

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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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