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debutante

Syllabification: (deb·u·tante)
Pronunciation: /ˈdebyo͝oˌtänt, ˈdebyə-/
Definition of debutante

noun

  • an upper-class young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society.

Origin:

early 19th century: from French débutante (feminine) 'leading off', from the verb débuter

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