premiere
pronunciation
How to pronounce premiere in British English:
UK [ˈpremieə(r)]
How to pronounce premiere in American English:
US [prɪˈmɪr]
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- Noun:
- the first public performance of a play or movie
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- Verb:
- be performed for the first time
- perform a work for the first time
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- Adjective:
- preceding all others in time
Word Origin
- premiere (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. The movie makes its world premiere at the sundance film festival on jan. 26 and hits theaters in april .
- 2. As film , the first has its premiere next week .
- 3. Edinburgh marks this show 's premiere ; in september they will take a slightly longer version on a national tour .
- 4. This rich chocolate brown of this gucci premiere gown is an underused color .
- 5. The film-maker said she has known the author since the new york premiere of water .