débutn.
/ˈdeɪbuː//ˈdeɪbjuː/ Entry into society; first appearance in public of an actor, actress, or other performer. Also transferred.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > other types
début1751
vehicle1785
benefit1802
showpiece1810
ticket-night1812
yatra1827
command1839
lollipopa1849
party piece1851
roadshow1874
one-night stand1878
stand1878
one-man show1879
small1886
command performance1897
ticket benefit1898
frivol1903
run-through1905
pre-production1906
riot1909
one-nighter1916
gala performance1932
improv1953
warm-up1958
workshopping1966
impro1979
1751 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 3 Jan. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1649 I find that your début at Paris has been a good one.
1806 Ld. Byron Occas. Prol. 15 To-night you throng to witness the début Of embryo actors, to the Drama new.
1837 B. Disraeli Corr. with Sister (1886) 78 I state at once that my début [in House of Comm.] was a failure.
1955 Times 6 May 14/3 Its considerable acuteness of observation make it a most promising début for its director.
1955 Times 9 May 3/7 All [paintings] making their public London début in the Gardens.
1955 Times 12 May 16/4 Lady Megan Lloyd George made her début on the Labour platform tonight.
1971 Daily Tel. 27 Apr. 20 The day's newcomer to the equity sections, Hilton's Footwear, made a rather disappointing debut.
Derivatives
début v. (also débute) [compare French débuter] to make one's début; to ‘come out’.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > perform [verb (intransitive)] > make one's debut
début1830
1830 Fraser's Mag. 2 52 He debuted at Naples, about five years ago, and has since performed..in the principal theatres of Italy.
1885 F. Arthur Coparceners v. 69 The moment..is..a proud one for the debuting youth.
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Sept. 6/1 When a popular actor's son ‘débuts’ with a flourish of trumpets.
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