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debutante

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deb⋅u⋅tante

[deb-yoo-tahnt, -tant]
–noun
a young woman making a debut into society.
Also, déb⋅u⋅tante.


Origin:
1795–1805; < F; fem. of débutant debutant
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deb·u·tante   (děb'yŏŏ-tänt', dā'byōō-)   
n.  A young woman making a formal debut into society.

[French débutante, feminine present participle of débuter, to begin; see debut.]
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