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PREMIERE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first public performance of a play or movie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("premiere" is a kind of...):

performance; public presentation (a dramatic or musical entertainment)

Derivation:

premiere (perform a work for the first time)

premiere (be performed for the first time)

premiere (preceding all others in time)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Preceding all others in time

Example:

the premiere showing

Synonyms:

premier; premiere

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

first (preceding all others in time or space or degree)

Derivation:

premiere (the first public performance of a play or movie)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform a work for the first time

Synonyms:

premier; premiere

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "premiere" is one way to...):

do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

Domain category:

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They will premiere the duet

Derivation:

premiere (the first public performance of a play or movie)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be performed for the first time

Example:

We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success

Synonyms:

premier; premiere

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Domain category:

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

premiere (the first public performance of a play or movie)

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