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plural premieres
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests. examples
The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show. examples
In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first. examples
The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast. examples
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. quotations examples
His two most recent films are last year's Greyhound, a Hanks-penned World War Two thriller in which he plays a naval commander, and now News of the World, a Western set in the years immediately following the close of the US Civil War, directed by Paul Greengrass, which is premiering around the world on Netflix tomorrow.
2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC
(transitive) To present a film or play for the first time. examples