premiere
1 of 3noun
pre·miere pri-ˈmyer 
-ˈmir
-ˈmir -ˈmē-ər;
ˌpri-mē-ˈer
variants or less commonly première
plural premieres also premières
1
: a first performance or exhibition
the premiere of a play
the show's premiere episode
2
: the chief actress of a theatrical cast
premiere
2 of 3verb
pre·miere
variants or less commonly première or premier
pri-ˈmyer -ˈmir
-ˈmir -ˈmē-ər;
ˌpri-mē-ˈer
premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring
intransitive verb
1
: to have a first public performance
2
: to appear for the first time as a star performer
transitive verb
: to give a first public performance of
premiere
3 of 3adjective
pre·miere pri-ˈmyer -ˈmir
-ˈmir -ˈmē-ər;
ˌpri-mē-ˈer
: premier
In addition to the sporting events, Lillehammer also offers one of Norway's premiere cultural sites in the Maihaugen Open Air Museum …
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Example Sentences
Noun The movie will have its premiere next week. Verb The movie premieres next week.
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Noun
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The second season of The White Lotus — which will follow a new storyline and new characters, qualifying it as an anthology series — is set to premiere on HBO in October. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022 The special will first premiere on October 4 during a special screening event at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood — which, according to his reps, marks the first time a comedian has premiered a special at the venue. Ej Panaligan, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 The film is set to premiere on Amazon Prime in 2023. Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Season 5 of The Crown is set to premiere on Netflix in November. Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Season 13 will premiere on October 7 on CBS during Blue Bloods' regular Friday night time slot (10 p.m. ET). Maggie Horton, Country Living, 19 Aug. 2022 Descendant, which was picked up by the Obamas' Higher Ground Productions after premiering at Sundance 2022, is set to premiere on Netflix later this year. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Aug. 2022 The #ThorLoveAndThunder trailer will premiere during the post-credits of #Thor4. Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Apr. 2022 LeAnn Rimes & Friends will premiere during CMT Music Awards week, which will feature all-new programming culminating with the CMT Music Awards Extended Cut, which will feature 30 extra minutes of bonus content and performances on Friday, April 15. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2022 Adjective
The Derby City Gaming Lounge includes complimentary catering, a private bar and a premiere view of the stage for acts that will appear throughout the day. Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2022 The Louisville Jazz Festival, hosted by saxophonist Euge Groove,is a collection of premiere jazz artists, brought together for a two-day musical event. Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 The premiere episode of House of the Dragon included a few scenes with King Viserys’ Small Council of advisors in the Red Keep. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2022 As usual, the first half of 2022 was filled with premiere live sporting events which led all ratings. Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 As for Nope's streaming premiere date, IndieWire reported that Peacock would stream all of Universal's new releases within a 45-day window. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022 Billboard reports that Bono and company will be the premiere act when the $1.8 billion MGM Sphere finally opens at the Venetian resort next year. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2022 State regulators said Monday that several horses that were feared dead by animal advocates following a weekend of racing at one of the state’s premiere horse tracks are alive and well. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Telluride, Colorado has been a premiere winter sport destination since the mid-1970s. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 2 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
(sense 1) borrowed from French première, short for première représentation "first performance"; (sense 2) probably noun derivative of premiere entry 3
Verb
verb derivative of premiere entry 1
Adjective
alteration of premier entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Adjective
1768, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing premiere
Kids Definition
premiere 1 of 2
noun
pre·miere pri-ˈmyer
-ˈmir
: a first showing or performance
premiere
2 of 2verb
premiered; premiering
: to have a first showing or performance
The movie premieres next week.
premiere
noun
as in debut
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- debut
- arrival
- début
- beginning
- emergence
- commencement
- advent
- launch
- kickoff
- start
- inception
- appearance
- genesis
- onset
- outset
- baseline
- dawn
- opening
- alpha
- birth
- dawning
- morning
- inauguration
- first base
- nascence
- threshold
- day one
- git-go
- nascency
- incipience
- initiation
- ground zero
- drawing board
- incipiency
- founding
- get-go
- institution
- spring
- square one
- creation
- origination
- well
- source
- origin
- cradle
- fountain
- germ
- fountainhead
- wellspring
- seedbed
- root
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- completion
- period
- closing
- finale
- termination
- closure
- finish
- cessation
- stop
- end
- conclusion
- close
- ending
- windup
- omega