premiere

  1. Noun.  The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
  2. Noun.  The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show.
  3. Noun.  In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To present a film or play for the first time.

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