premiere

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noun

pre·​miere pri-ˈmyer  -ˈmir 

-ˈmē-ər;

ˌpri-mē-ˈer

variants or less commonly première

plural premieres also premières

1

: a first performance or exhibition

the premiere of a play

the show's premiere episode

2

: the chief actress of a theatrical cast

premiere

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verb

pre·​miere

variants or less commonly première or premier

pri-ˈmyer  -ˈmir 

-ˈmē-ər;

ˌpri-mē-ˈer

premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring

intransitive verb

1

: to have a first public performance

2

: to appear for the first time as a star performer

transitive verb

: to give a first public performance of

premiere

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adjective

pre·​miere pri-ˈmyer  -ˈmir 

-ˈmē-ər;

ˌpri-mē-ˈer

: premier

In addition to the sporting events, Lillehammer also offers one of Norway's premiere cultural sites in the Maihaugen Open Air Museum …

—William E. Schmidt

Examples of premiere in a Sentence

Noun

The movie will have its premiere next week.

Verb

The movie premieres next week.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Lavin plays Phyllis in No Good Deed alongside Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano and attended the show's premiere in Los Angeles on Dec. 4. —Victoria Edel, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024

So, the girls just showed up for the premiere and ran around, helping me out to get shoes, jewelry. —Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024

Verb

Juan Salvo, alongside a group of fellow survivors, must fight against an alien threat that is controlled by an invisible force in this thriller premiering this year. —Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025

The film was slated to premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in August. —Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025

Adjective

Viola Davis is Madam President from April 10 as Amazon Prime Video sets a premiere date for its upcoming action thriller G20. —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025

Note that older premiere dates are listed at the bottom. —Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

(sense 1) borrowed from French première, short for première représentation "first performance"; (sense 2) probably noun derivative of premiere entry 3

Verb

verb derivative of premiere entry 1

Adjective

alteration of premier entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Adjective

1768, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing premiere

• world premiere

Kids Definition

premiere

1 of 2 noun

pre·​miere pri-ˈmye(ə)r  -ˈmi(ə)r 

: a first performance or showing

premiere of a play

premiere

2 of 2 adjective

: premier