premiere vs prologue

premiere

verb
  • To present a film or play for the first time. 

  • Of a film or play, to play for the first time. 

noun
  • In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first. 

  • The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show. 

  • The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast. 

  • The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests. 

prologue

verb
  • To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. 

noun
  • A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel. 

  • A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine. 

  • One who delivers a prologue. 

  • An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage. 

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