world premiere

noun

: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world

Examples of world premiere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nervous made its world premiere FrightFest 2026 as the opening-night film. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Netflix has nabbed the Indigenous feature documentary Ceremony after a SXSW world premiere. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

At the Telluride Film Festival, the audience stood in a rare mid-film ovation during the movie’s world premiere. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

That tells in a Fiction Competition which sources four world premieres, three from two of Spain’s most bullish streaming services in Spain. — John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for world premiere

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