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Definition of
debutante noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
debutante
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈdɛbyʊˌtɑnt
/
/
(
informal
deb
)
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a young, rich woman who is going to
upper-class
social events for the first time
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debutante
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debut
noun
debut
verb
debutante
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deca-
combining form
decade
noun