debutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdeɪ.bju/us/ˈdeɪ.bju/C1 the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time:
She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
He started as an actor, making his debut as a director in 1990.
her debut (= first) album
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- Tiger Woods is determined to erase the memory of a disappointing Cup debut two years ago.
- Her new detective series will be her debut on the small screen.
- Five years after her debut, the diminutive star of the Royal Ballet has the world at her feet.
- It was a dream start for the young player who scored twice on his debut for the club.
- Maazel studied in Pittsburgh, making his debut as a violinist in 1945 and as a conductor in 1953.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
First and firstly
- at first idiom
- begin
- first come, first served idiom
- firstly
- for starters idiom
- from the word go idiom
- in the first/second place idiom
- inaugural
- initial
- initially
- introduction
- maiden
- originally
- place
- prefatory
- primary
- proto-
- starter
- to begin with idiom
- word
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Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
debutverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈdeɪ.bju/us/ˈdeɪ.bju/to perform or be introduced to the public for the first time:
The Broadway show debuted last year to great acclaim.
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Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act
- act sth out
- amateur theater
- enact
- entrance 1
- go on the stage idiom
- ham
- ham it up
- improvise
- live action
- mime
- offstage
- portray
- prompt
- repertory
- rest
- stage
- stage whisper
- stretch
- variety
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