premiereprem‧i‧ere, première /ˈpremieə $ prɪˈmɪr/ noun [countable] 
Rossini’s work had its premiere at the Paris Opera. a movie premiere the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world)—premiere verb [intransitive, transitive]: The movie premiered on December 21, 1937.
WORD ORIGINpremiere
Origin:
1900-2000 French feminine form of premier; ➔ PREMIER2EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Singing in the Rain" begins with its stars attending a movie premiere.
- I've been invited to the premiere of the new Schliessman play.
- Music-lovers gathered in Boston for the world premiere of Gershwin's opera, "Porgy and Bess."
- The premiere of the miniseries "Roots" took place on Jan. 23, 1977.
- Bellini was said to have wept at the Parma premiere.
- Lazarus Productions presents the West Coast premiere of! bold!
- No less a luminary than Wilhelm Furtwangler conducted the premiere.
- The story of its ill-fated Paris premiere in 1913, which provoked fighting in the audience, is well known.
- When Mingus's vast orchestral work Epitaph was given its posthumous premiere in 1989, Adams was one of the main soloists.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone's first performance, appearance, or speech
someone's first public performance, especially in a play, a film or a sport: · "Little Man Tate" was Jodie Foster's directorial debut.debut for: · This is his debut for his new club, Manchester United.make your debut: · Charlie Chaplin made his film debut in 1913.
the first public performance of a play or film: · I've been invited to the premiere of the new Schliessman play.world premiere (=the first performance anywhere in the world): · Music-lovers gathered in Boston for the world premiere of Gershwin's opera, "Porgy and Bess".film/movie premiere: · "Singing in the Rain" begins with its stars attending a movie premiere.
: maiden voyage/flight/speech the first one that a particular ship, aircraft, or person makes: · The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.· Two jets crashed on their maiden flights last year.· The new prime minister admitted that her maiden speech had been too long.
: inaugural lecture/address/speech etc one that an important person does or makes when they first start a new job: · The inaugural address drew a large audience.· Professor Eston gave the inaugural lecture in 1860.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world)COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the first public performance of a film, play, or piece of music: the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world) (=the first showing of a film)· Film premieres tend to be glamorous occasions.
(=the first showing of a movie)· She wore the dress to a movie premiere.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Gattaca had its world premiere last month at the Toronto International Film Festival.· Fergie and Andrew were guests of honour when the film was given its world premiere in London four years ago.· Riverdance, after its world premiere at the Public Theatre in Dublin in 1995, has taken the world by storm.· In the previous year Kondrashin had conducted the world premiere at the Moscow Conservatoire.· The world premiere will be in Los Angeles next year.· There were thousands of paparazzi and fans because they'd never had a world premiere in Houston before.
VERB· When Mingus's vast orchestral work Epitaph was given its posthumous premiere in 1989, Adams was one of the main soloists.· Fergie and Andrew were guests of honour when the film was given its world premiere in London four years ago.
Rossini’s work had its premiere at the Paris Opera. a movie premiere the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world)—premiere verb [intransitive, transitive]: The movie premiered on December 21, 1937.