Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preem

/pɹiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: pre-em
IPA: /pɹiːm/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The premiere of a film.

Colloquial

noun

A prime minister.

Colloquial

verb

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"This year, the London terpsters are offering only two of their famous full-lengthers, Swan Lake and Sleeping Princess, altho their own two-act version of Giselle will get a preem unveiling here."
"TIFF also announced four other world premieres, plus the North American preems of four more films, including Michael Moore's hotly anticipated Capitalism: A Love Story, the guerrilla director's scathing documentary on the global economic meltdown."
"All but the Radio City Music Hall preemed new shows."
"The new Riddell Soup program "WHAT NEXT?" preemed from Hollywood last night."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

preems (plural) preems (present, singular) preeming (participle, present) preemed (participle, past) preemed (past)

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce preem?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiːm/.
What does preem mean?: The premiere of a film.

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