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deb·u·tante
/
ˈdɛb
yʊˌtɑnt
,
-ˌtænt
/
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[
deb
-y
oo
-tahnt
,
-tant
]
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–noun
a young woman making a debut into society.
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Origin:
1795–1805;
< F; fem. of
débutant
debutant
—Related forms
post·deb·u·tante,
noun, adjective
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debutante
(ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt, -ˌtænt)
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n
1.
a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball
2.
a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set
[C19: from French, from
débuter
to lead off in a game, make one's first appearance; see
debut
]
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debutante
1801, "female stage actress making her first public performance," from Fr. fem. of
debutant
(q.v.). In ref. to a young woman making her first appearance in society, from 1817.
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