Definition

1. Noun:

   • The first public performance or showing of a play, movie, or other artistic work.

2. 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.

3. 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

1. preceding all others in time
   • the premiere showing

Noun

1. the first public performance of a play or movie

Verb

1. perform a work for the first time
2. be performed for the first time
   • We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success