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Narrator: Today's word is "Premiere" — noun, pronounced /ˈpremieə/, with the stress on "prem".
Narrator: A premiere is the first public performance or showing of a film, play or show.
Narrator: In plain English, it is opening night.
Narrator: It comes from the French première, the feminine form of premier, first.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a world premiere", which describes the first showing anywhere.
Narrator: It differs from "preview", because previews come before, while the premiere is the official first night.
Narrator: As a verb, a series premieres when its first episode is broadcast.
Narrator: Film, theatre, television and music all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a premiere is the first showing.
Speaker A: Why are stars on a red carpet at a premiere?
Speaker B: Because it's the film's grand first night! PREMIERE comes from the French for first.
Speaker A: And shows can premiere online?
Speaker B: Yes, it works as a verb too.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The world premiere is in London", an event. "The series premieres on Friday", a broadcast. "We got tickets to the premiere", excitement.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Keep the final "e", and do not confuse it with premier, meaning best.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Debut is its cousin, opening night is its twin, and launch is the business alternative, but premiere keeps its red-carpet charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "premiere" in AI prompts — useful for event apps and streaming platforms.
Speaker A: How would event apps use it?
Speaker B: Plan the night.
Prompt: Create a minute-by-minute run sheet for a film premiere, from red-carpet arrivals to the after-party.
Speaker A: And streaming?
Speaker B: Notify fans.
Prompt: Write a push notification announcing that season two premieres tonight at nine, under ninety characters.
Speaker A: Could it help press?
Speaker B: Yes, releases.
Prompt: Draft a press release for the world premiere of a new musical at a Manchester theatre.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Scheduling.
Prompt: Write a function that sorts upcoming releases by premiere date and time zone.
Premiere — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary