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de⋅but

  [dey-byoo, di-, dey-byoo, deb-yoo]
Use debuts in a Sentence
–noun
1. a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
2. the first appearance of something, as a new product.
3. (of a young woman) a formal introduction and entrance into society, as at an annual ball.
4. the beginning of a profession, career, etc.
–verb (used without object)
5. to make a debut, as in society or in a performing art: She decided to debut with several other violinists.
6. to appear for the first time, as on the market: A new product will debut next month.
–verb (used with object)
7. to perform (something) for the first time before an audience: He didn't know when the orchestra would debut his new symphony.
8. to place on the market for the first time; introduce.
–adjective
9. of, pertaining to, or constituting a first appearance: a debut performance; a debut record album.
Also, dé⋅but.

Origin:
1745–55; < F début, deriv. of débuter to make the first stroke in a game, make one's first appearance, equiv. to dé- de- + -buter, v. deriv. of but goal; see butt 2
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de·but also dé·but   (dā-byōō', dā'byōō')   
n.  
  1. A first public appearance, as of a performer.
  2. The formal presentation of a young woman to society.
  3. The beginning of a course of action: the debut of a new foreign policy.
tr. & intr.v.   de·buted also débuted (-byōōd'), de·but·ing also début·ing (-byōō'ĭng), de·buts also débuts (-byōōz') Usage Problem
To present in or make a debut.

[French début, from débuter, to give the first stroke in a game, begin : dé-, from, away (from Old French de-; see de-) + but, goal, target (from Old French butte; see butt3).]
Usage Note: Debut is widely used as a verb, both intransitively (Her new series will debut next March on network television) and transitively (The network will debut her new series next March). These usages are well established in connection with entertainment and the performing arts but are not entirely acceptable when used of other sorts of introductions, as of products (The company will debut the new six-cylinder convertible next fall) or publications (The national edition of the newspaper debuted last summer), probably because of the association of the form with the language of show-business publicity.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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