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DictionarypremiereFirst public presentation
noun / verb / adjective

premiere

prih-MEER/prɪˈmɪr/

A first public performance, showing, or appearance.

The audience applauds at the play's premiere.

An opening-night theatrical premiere: the curtain rises on an older woman performer as a seated audience member applauds.
Etymology
premiereFrenchfirst

French premier means “first.” In the phrase meaning “first performance,” it marked a production’s initial presentation; that description became a name for the opening event itself.

In context

Hellenic Film Society2:51
for a lot of these films we are the New York premiere for them so it's their first time coming to to the states or their first time coming to New York
Baklava & Banter interview with HFS Board Member Constantina Konugres

More examples

  • She attended the film's premiere with the cast.
  • The premiere performance sold out in minutes.
  • The documentary premiered at a small festival.

Forms

premiere · premieres · premiered · premiering

Similar words

debut
Often describes a person's first appearance as well as a work's introduction.
opening
Broader; can refer to the start of a run or an establishment.