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

The Asian Future competitive section will present 10 titles, eight of which receive world premieres. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

The 2026 fest marked a milestone 25th anniversary with more than 240 live events and a record 104 world premieres. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

And now, after its award-winning world premiere in the Next Wave competition at Fantastic Fest and a major screening at Zurich Film Festival, Schulman is slowly but surely relinquishing control. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

At the festival earlier this month, Jenkins was back not only in his programming role, but to host a screening of Moonlight, which had its world premiere at Telluride 10 years ago. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for world premiere

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