prem ‧ i ‧ ere BrE AmE , première /ˈpremieə $ prɪˈmɪr/ noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: feminine form of premier ; ⇨ ↑ premier 2 ]
the first public performance of a film, play, or piece of music:
Rossini’s work had its premiere at the Paris Opera.
a movie premiere
the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world)
—premiere verb [intransitive and transitive] :
The movie premiered on December 21, 1937.