première

(pri mir, -myer, -myir; Fr prə myer)

or premiere

noun

  1. a first performance or showing of a play, film, etc.
  2. TV the first broadcast of a film, concert, etc.

Origin: Fr, fem. of premier: see premier

adjective

  1. being the first or leading woman performer, as in a ballet company: première danseuse
  2. premier

transitive verb premièred or premiered, premièring or premiering

to exhibit (a play, film, etc.) for the first time

intransitive verb

to be exhibited for the first time
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