pre·miere

[pri-meer, -myair] noun, verb, pre·miered, pre·mier·ing, adjective
noun
1.
a first public performance or showing of a play, opera, film, etc.
2.
the leading woman, as in a drama.
verb (used with object)
3.
to present publicly for the first time: to premiere a new foreign film.
verb (used without object)
4.
to have the first public showing: It will premiere at the Arcadia Theater.
5.
to perform publicly for the first time, as in a particular role, entertainment medium, etc.: When does he premiere as Hamlet?
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adjective
6.
first; initial; principal: a premiere showing; the premiere attraction of the evening.

Origin:
1890–95; < French première literally, first; feminine of premier premier

premier, premiere.
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pre·mière

[pri-meer, -myair; French pruh-myer] noun, plural pre·mières [-meerz, -myairz; French -myer] , verb (used with object), verb (used without object), pre·miered, pre·mier·ing, adjective
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premiere (ˈprɛmɪˌɛə, ˈprɛmɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the first public performance of a film, play, opera, etc
2.  the leading lady in a theatre company
 
vb
3.  to give or be the first public performance of
 
[C19: from French, feminine of premier first]

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premiere
1889, "first performance of a play," from Fr. première, in phrase première représentation, from fem. of O.Fr. premier "first" (see premier). The verb is recorded from 1940.
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Example sentences
While less frantic than the premiere, the second episode still served up plenty of crazy.
Visual effects were so complicated that the premiere was delayed by four months.
If the premiere was any indication, the answer is a distinct.
And click through for a preview of the premiere episode in the season.
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