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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.

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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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She served as a judge on “Drag Race Philippines” since its premiere in 2022, tapping into her own experiences to offer competitors tough love and constructive criticism in English and Tagalog.

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London and Kelly’s new series, “Wear ever the F You Want,” premiering Tuesday on Prime Video, is a different sort of journey to a similar end.

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“The Sopranos” became an immediate cultural phenomenon when it premiered in January 1999, a Mafia drama with unusual depths of character development and narrative vigor.

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“Dead Outlaw,” a critics’ darling when it premiered last year at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre, may be the only musical to make the disposition of a body an occasion for singing and dancing.

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He also brought out Alex Warren to sing his gloopy ballad “Ordinary” and to premiere a new duet between the two of them called “Oh My Brother.”

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