debut

English

/ˈdɛbjuː/, /deɪˈbjuː/, /dɛˈbuː/, /dəˈbʉː/

noun
Definitions
  • A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
  • The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
  • The first appearance of a debutante in society.

Etymology

Borrowed from French début (debut, first throw shot in a ball game) derived from Old French but (aim, end, goal, target, purpose), butte (mound, target, knoll) derived from Frankish *but (stump, log) derived from Old Norse bútr (stump, log, butt) derived from Proto-Germanic *butą (end, piece) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeud- (beat, push).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeud-

Gloss

beat, push

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