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debutante definition

debu·tante (deb′yo̵̅o̅ tänt′, -tant′; also deb′yo̵̅o̅ tänt′, -tant′)

noun

a girl or woman making a debut, esp. into society

Etymology: < Fr, fem. of debutant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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