premiere
noun/ˈpremieə(r)/
/prɪˈmɪr/
- the first public performance of a film or play
- the world premiere of his new play
- The movie will have its premiere in July.
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrec1- The movie receives its American premiere on November 16.
- The opera was given its premiere by the New York City Opera.
- the stage premiere of John Adams's opera
- the movie's premiere party
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- world
- American
- British
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- attend
- host
- present
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- episode
- issue
- party
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Word Originlate 19th cent.: French première, feminine of premier ‘first’, from Latin primarius ‘principal’.Want to learn more?
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