Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premiere

/pɹəˈmɪɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: pre-miere
IPA: /pɹəˈmɪɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.

noun

The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show.

noun

In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.

noun

The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast.

verb

Of a film or play, to play for the first time.

Intransitive verb

verb

To present a film or play for the first time.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The new film premieres this weekend."
"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."
"The local theatre will premiere its latest play this week."

Etymology

From French première (“first”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: première

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹəˈmɪɚ/
British English: /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

premieres (plural) première (alternative) premieres (present, singular) premiering (participle, present) premiered (participle, past) premiered (past)

Derived Forms

nonpremiere postpremiere prepremiere

Frequently Paired Words

premier

Synonyms

premier

Homonyms

premier (in some US pronunciations, not in UK pronunciation)

Antonyms

finale

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear

Questions

How do you pronounce premiere?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈmɪɚ/.
What does premiere mean?: The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
Where does premiere come from?: It is traced to French.

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