Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The first performance of a drama or opera.
  • First or foremost or chief, as said of women.
  • noun A woman who has a leading part to perform.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • First; chief.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun less common Alternative spelling of premiere.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb perform a work for the first time
  • adjective preceding all others in time
  • verb be performed for the first time
  • noun the first public performance of a play or movie

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