world premiere

noun

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

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The festival now boasts 8 world premieres, 16 international premieres, 20 European premieres and 19 Italian premieres. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025 Directed by Mexican filmmaker J. Xavier Velasco, the drama made its world premiere on Sunday at the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival and is the director’s first feature-length film. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, the film will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on Max this summer. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025 The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others. Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 27 Mar. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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