English Online Dictionary. What means premiere? What does premiere mean?
English
Alternative forms
- première
Etymology
From French première (“first”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹəˈmɪɚ/, /pɹɪ-/, /-ˈmiɚ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/
- Rhymes: (General American) -ɪə(ɹ)
- Homophone: premier (in some US pronunciations, not in UK pronunciation)
Noun
premiere (plural premieres)
- 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.
Antonyms
- finale
Translations
Verb
premiere (third-person singular simple present premieres, present participle premiering, simple past and past participle premiered)
- (intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.
- (transitive) To present a film or play for the first time.
Translations
See also
- premier
Middle French
Adjective
premiere
- feminine singular of premier
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from French première.
Noun
premiere m (definite singular premieren, indefinite plural premierer, definite plural premierene)
- a premiere (first showing)
References
- “premiere” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from French première.
Noun
premiere m (definite singular premieren, indefinite plural premierar, definite plural premierane)
- a premiere (first showing)
References
- “premiere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From premia + -re.
Noun
premiere f (plural premieri)
- awarding
Declension
Spanish
Noun
premiere f (plural premieres)
- premiere