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debut

de·but

UK/ˈdɛbjuː/ US/ˈdeɪbjuː/ fairly common us
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

the act of beginning something new

  • “they looked forward to the debut of their new product line”
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2.

verb

1.

present for the first time to the public

  • “The and debuts a new song or two each month”
2.

appear for the first time in public

  • “The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out”
3.

make one''s debut

  • “This young soprano debuts next months at the Metropolitan Opera”

Origin

Borrowed from French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt. The Philippine sense is influenced by Spanish debut.

Phrases

  • full debut

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