premiere
English
/pɹəˈmɪɚ/, /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/
noun
Definitions
- The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
- The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show.
- In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.
- The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast.
Etymology
Derived from French première (first).
Origin
French
première
Gloss
first
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Kanji
初
Emoji
🥇
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonpremiere English
- postpremiere English
- prepremiere English
- Premiere German
- avant-première French
- première French
- премьера Russian
- premiere Norwegian Bokmål
- プレミア Japanese
- premiere Norwegian Nynorsk
- πρεμιέρα Greek (modern)
- премиера Macedonian