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debutante

de·bu·tante

UK/ˌdɛbjuːˈtɑːnt/ US/ˌdeɪbjuːˈtɑːnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a young woman making her debut into society

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Origin

From French débutante. By surface analysis, debut + French -ante.

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