# premiere

Pronunciation: US say "pruh-MEER" /pɹəˈmɪɚ/; UK say "PREM-yair" /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/

## Noun

1. The first showing of a film, play, or other entertainment, often held as a special event attended by celebrities.
   - Simple: The first time a new movie, play, or show is shown to people, often with famous guests.
   - _Fans lined the street for hours hoping to glimpse the stars at the film's premiere._
   - _The ballet will have its world premiere at the city's new arts center next spring._
3. The opening episode of a television show or of one of its seasons.
   - Simple: The first episode of a TV show or of a new season.
   - _The series premiere drew more than ten million viewers._
   - _Fans have waited two years for the premiere of the show's final season._

## Verb

2. Of a film or play, to be shown or performed for the first time.
   - Simple: Of a movie or play, to be shown for the first time.
   - _The documentary premiered at a festival in Toronto before opening nationwide._
   - _Several of the season's big films premiere in the weeks before Thanksgiving._
4. To show a film or stage a play for the first time.
   - Simple: To show a new movie or play to people for the first time.
   - _The company plans to premiere the playwright's latest drama at its downtown theater next season._
   - _The studio premiered the film in London to build buzz before the US release._

## Other meanings

- (noun) In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.
- (noun) The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast.

## Origin

From French première (“first”).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/premiere (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).