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

But perhaps the most definitive clue came from HBO executive Francesca Orsi, who told Deadline at the show’s Season 3 premiere on Feb. 10 that location scouting would begin in the coming weeks. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Season Two of The Last of Us premieres April 13 on HBO and Max, with episodes releasing weekly. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025

Verb

Then there are the three new NBC dramas that premiered this midseason, all from Universal TV or sibling UCP. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025

New episodes will premiere every Sunday through May 25. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Adjective

New episodes of The Kardashians premiere Thursdays at 12 a.m. ET on Hulu. —Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Men’s college ice hockey starts its premiere event this Thursday afternoon: the 2025 Frozen Four. —Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 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

Rhymes for premiere

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir

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