[dey-byoo, di-, dey-byoo, deb-yoo] 
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 9. | of, pertaining to, or constituting a first appearance: a debut performance; a debut record album. |
| de·but also dé·but (dā-byōō', dā'byōō') n.
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. |
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