premiere
premiere Lexical Profile
premiere Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The first public performance of a play, musical composition, or theatrical work, or the first public showing of a film or television program.
"The director and lead actors walked down the red carpet at the world premiere in London."
The leading woman or principal female performer in a theatrical or operatic company.
"She served as the theater's reigning premiere for nearly a decade before retiring from the stage."
• verb
To have its first public performance or showing (of a play, film, musical composition, or television series).
"The symphony premiered in Vienna to widespread critical acclaim."
To give the first public performance or exhibition of (a theatrical work, film, or artistic creation).
"The festival will premiere three independent films by emerging directors this weekend."
• adjective
Relating to or constituting the first public performance or exhibition of a theatrical work, film, or television series.
"We managed to secure tickets for the premiere screening of the new documentary."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently confused with its homophone "premier"; "premiere" (ending in -e) is primarily used as a noun or verb referring to a first theatrical or film performance, whereas "premier" (without the final -e) is an adjective meaning "foremost" or a noun meaning "prime minister".
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 19th century from the French feminine adjective première ('first'), short for première représentation ('first performance'), ultimately from the Latin primarius ('of the first rank').