debut.
A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
Meaning & usage
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.
Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
their long-anticipated debut album
The first appearance of a debutante in society.
The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt. The Philippine sense is influenced by Spanish debut.
To formally introduce, as to the public.
Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.
To make one's initial formal appearance.
Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt. The Philippine sense is influenced by Spanish debut.
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