Premiered

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have staged the initial performance of a creative work, indicating its first appearance to the public
2. To have launched a creative work by presenting it to an audience for the first time, marking its introduction in the arena of public performance or media
3. To officially show or perform a work before an audience for the initial time

Etymology: "Premiered" is the past tense of "premiere," a verb that means to present a work to an audience for the first time. The verb comes from French "première," meaning "first," which is the feminine form of "premier." The French noun "première" was used in theatre for the first performance of a play, so English took the word in that sense and later turned it into a verb. The French root explains the everyday sense: a premiere is simply the first showing, and the word has kept its connection to order and priority. The past form "premiered" follows the regular English pattern for verbs, so it needs no special history of its own.

Synonyms: debuted, launched, introduced, unveiled