"première" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: premières [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} première (plural premières)
  1. (less common) Alternative spelling of premiere. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: premiere
    Sense id: en-première-en-noun-mdxgnWF9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 27 10 11 4 4 4 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 10 11 4 4 4 14

Verb

Forms: premières [present, singular, third-person], premièring [participle, present], premièred [participle, past], premièred [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} première (third-person singular simple present premières, present participle premièring, simple past and past participle premièred)
  1. (less common) Alternative spelling of premiere. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: premiere
    Sense id: en-première-en-verb-mdxgnWF9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 27 10 11 4 4 4 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 10 11 4 4 4 14

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