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

The look was directly inspired by the outfit-and-hair combo Dylan himself donned at a film premiere over 20 years earlier, when the singer’s own Masked and Anonymous screened at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2024

Gibson spends most of the premiere in a ridiculous wig of surfer curls; by the end, he’s got Hall’s haircut, and his inner monologue sounds suspiciously like his predecessor. —Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024

Verb

As with the 2019 movie, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Goalpost Pictures produces. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024

Here, find out what the cast has been up to since the film premiered. —Chiara Kim, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024

Adjective

Earlier in the season, for the Season 50 premiere cold open, Maya Rudolph portrayed Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris alongside James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, Bowen Yang as JD Vance, Jim Gaffigan as Tim Walz, Andy Samberg as Doug Emhoff and Carvey as Joe Biden. —Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 15 Dec. 2024

For those in the know, Nemacolin exists as one of the country’s premiere rural retreats. —Brad Japhe, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024

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