world premiere

noun

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

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Something is wrong in Brazilian filmmaker Davi Pretto’s fourth feature, Future Future, which world premieres in the Proxima Competition program of the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Wednesday, July 9. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025 Little Bear Ridge Road was commissioned by, and its world premiere was presented, at The Steppenwolf Theatre Company under Artistic Directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis and Executive Director E. Brooke Flanagan. Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 July 2025 As in Chicago, the show in New York will star Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, reprising their performances from the production’s world premiere at Steppenwolf. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025 The festival will feature 75 premieres—including eight world premieres—and 17 directorial debuts. Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for world premiere

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First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of world premiere was in 1910

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“World premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20premiere. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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