premiere
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Definition
Noun:
- The first public performance or showing of a play, movie, or other artistic work.
Verb:
- To present a work of art or entertainment to the public for the first time.
- (Of a work) To be presented to the public for the first time.
Adjective:
- Describing something that is first in time, order, or importance; the first of its kind to be presented.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The film's Hollywood premiere was attended by many celebrities.
- We have tickets to the Broadway premiere of the new musical.
Verb (transitive):
- The theater company will premiere the director's latest work next month.
- The channel premiered the new series last night.
Verb (intransitive):
- The composer's symphony premiered to great acclaim.
- This show premieres on national television tonight.
Adjective:
- She attended the premiere episode of the talk show.
- This is the premiere exhibition of the artist's early sketches.
Advanced Usage
"World premiere": The very first public performance of a work anywhere in the world.
- The festival will host the world premiere of an international co-production.
Used to denote the leading or most important instance.
- The magazine's premiere issue became a collector's item.
Variants and Related Words
- Premier (adjective): First in importance, order, or position. (Note: "Premier" is a distinct word often confused with "premiere," though they share a root. "Premier" typically refers to a head of government or denotes top rank, not a first performance.)
- Premier (noun): A prime minister or other head of government.
Synonyms
- Noun: Debut, first night, opening.
- Verb: Debut, launch, introduce.
- Adjective: First, inaugural, initial.
Related Phrases
- Premiere date: The scheduled date for a first public showing.
- The highly anticipated movie's premiere date has been announced.
- Red carpet premiere: A glamorous first showing, typically for a film, where guests walk a red carpet.
- The stars walked the red carpet premiere in designer gowns.
Adjective
- preceding all others in time
- the premiere showing
Noun
- the first public performance of a play or movie
Verb
- perform a work for the first time
- be performed for the first time
- We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success