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preem

/pɹiːm/

preem noun: the premiere of a film.

Noun

preem (plural preems)

  1. (colloquial) The premiere of a film.
    • This year, the London terpsters are offering only two of their famous full-lengthers, Swan Lake and Sleeping Princess, altho their own two-act version of Giselle will get a preem unveiling here.1950, Billboard, volume 62, number 38, page 50
    • TIFF also announced four other world premieres, plus the North American preems of four more films, including Michael Moore's hotly anticipated Capitalism: A Love Story, the guerrilla director's scathing documentary on the global economic meltdown.2009 July 29, Peter Howell, “TIFF lands high-profile premieres”, in Toronto Star
  2. (colloquial) A prime minister.

Verb

preem (third-person singular simple present preems, present participle preeming, simple past and past participle preemed)

  1. (ambitransitive, colloquial) To premiere.
    • All but the Radio City Music Hall preemed new shows.1948, Billboard, volume 60, number 2, page 38
    • The new Riddell Soup program "WHAT NEXT?" preemed from Hollywood last night.1952, The Spice of Variety, page 139

Forms of preem

Noun
pluralpreems
Verb
third-person singular presentpreems
present participlepreeming
past participlepreemed
pastpreemed

Words that rhyme with preem

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Questions about preem

What does preem mean?
Preem means the premiere of a film.
What part of speech is preem?
Preem can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce preem?
Preem is pronounced /pɹiːm/.
What is the plural of preem?
The plural of preem is preems.

Words near preem in the dictionary

  1. preelections
  2. preelectoral
  3. preelectric
  4. preelectronic
  5. preelects
  6. preem
  7. preembargo
  8. preembedding
  9. preembryo
  10. preembryonic
  11. preembryos

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