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première Definition

pre·mière or premiere pre·miere′ (pri mir′, -myer′, -myir′; Fr prə myer′)

noun

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

Etymology: 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 -·mièred′ or premiered -·miered′, premièring -·mièr′·ing or premiering -·mier′·ing

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

intransitive verb

to be exhibited for the first time