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deb·u·tante

 (dĕb′yo͝o-tänt′, dā′byo͞o-)
n.
A young woman making a formal debut into society.
[French débutante, feminine present participle of débuter, to begin; see debut.]
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debutante

(ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt; -ˌtænt)
n
1. a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball
2. a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set
[C19: from French, from débuter to lead off in a game, make one's first appearance; see debut]
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deb•u•tante

or déb•u•tante

(ˈdɛb yʊˌtɑnt)

n.
a young woman making a debut into society.
[1795–1805; < French; feminine of débutant]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.debutante - a young woman making her debut into societydebutante - a young woman making her debut into society
deb
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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Translations

debutante

débutante [ˈdebjuːtɑ̃ːnt] N → joven f que se presenta en sociedad, debutante f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

debutante

[ˈdɛbjʊtɑːnt] n → débutante fdebut appearance n [actor, player] → première apparition fdebut single n [singer, group] → premier single m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

débutante

n → Debütantin f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

debutante

[ˈdɛbjuːtɑːnt] n → debuttante f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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{was out = was a debutante, had been presented to society}
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To qualify as a debutante you had to be 17 or 18, come from one of the wealthiest families and be prepared to spend six months attending parties, dances and teas.
Having a ball; You shall go to the ball. MARION MCMULLEN looks at the last debutantes to take their curtseys at Buckingham Palace 60 years ago
The film The Reluctant Debutante also came out in 1958 the palace starring real-life couple Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall.
Having a ball; You shall go to the ball. MARION MCMULLEN looks at the last debutantes to take their curtseys at Buckingham Palace 60 years ago

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