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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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logomachy

/ lōˈgäməkē

noun

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