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premiere

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈprem.i.eər/ US  /prɪˈmɪr/

Definition

the first public performance of a play or any other type of entertainment: The world premiere of the opera will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.Spectacles and performancesTheatre - general wordsCinema - general words premiere
 
 
verb [T]
The play was premiered in New York.Spectacles and performancesExhibiting and exhibitions
(Definition of premiere noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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