world premiere

noun

: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world

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Their debut film The Cleaners about the shadow industry of digital censorship celebrated its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024 The film has its world premiere on Friday in the Asian Future section of the Tokyo International Film Festival and will go on commercial release in Taiwan the following week. Patrick Frater, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle, and Jennifer Lopez co-star in the feature that will have its world premiere at TIFF 2024. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024 In 2023, the feature-length documentary had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for world premiere 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of world premiere was in 1910

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“World premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20premiere. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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