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Definition of premiere noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

premiere

noun
 
/ˈpremieə(r)/
 
/prɪˈmɪr/
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  1. the first public performance of a film or play
    • the world premiere of his new play
    • The movie will have its premiere in July.
    see also season premiere
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Topics Film and theatrec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • world
    • American
    • British
    • …
    verb + premiere
    • attend
    • host
    • present
    • …
    premiere + noun
    • episode
    • issue
    • party
    • …
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: French première, feminine of premier ‘first’, from Latin primarius ‘principal’.
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