premiere

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /prəˈmɪɚ/ or /prɪ-/ or /-ˈmiɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈprɛmjɛə/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular premiere

Plural premieres

1. A premiere is the first showing of a movie, play, opera, musical, or other form of entertainment.

   The premiere of "Gone with the Wind" was in Atlanta, Georgia.

2. A premiere is the first episode of a television show or the first episode of a season of that show.

   I saw the premiere of the new crime show.

Verb

Plain form premiere

Third-person singular premieres

Past tense premiered

Past participle premiered

Present participle premiering

1. To premiere is to show or perform a stage work or film for the first time.

   Curly: Will the play premiere in New York?

   Larry: No, the play premieres in London next month.

   Moe: I thought the play premiered in New York last week!

   Larry: No, the play is premiering in London next month.