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debuts

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1de·but 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of 1debut
Variant(s):
also dé·but 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of début \ˈdā-ˌbyü, dā-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French début, from débuter to begin, from Middle French desbuter to play first, from des- de- + but starting point, goal — more at butt
Date:
1751
1 : a first appearance <made her singing debut> 2 : a formal entrance into society


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