Début

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /deby/

Alternative forms

Origin

Borrowing from fr début, from débuter ("begin”, “start”, “lead off").

“‖début, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary 2

nd

1989

Full definition of début

Noun

1. (chiefly of public perfomers) A person’s or thing’s first appearance before society or another audience; one’s “maiden voyage”.

Verb

1. To make one's début.

Usage notes

applicable to all senses On first reading by a person unfamiliar with this term, debut may be mispronounced (cf. rebut) if it is written without the disambiguating acute accent.

Related terms

Anagrams

• tubed