premiere
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The first public performance of a play or movie.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pɹɛˈmɪɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The first public performance of a play or movie
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show.
In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.
The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast.
verb
Be performed for the first time
“We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success.”
intransitive
Of a film or play, to play for the first time.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: The first public performance of a play or movie
Used this way, premiere is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success.”verb
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The first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world.
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