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PRONUNCIATION OF DEBUTANTE BALL

debutante ball  [ˈdebjʊtɑːnt bɔːl] play
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WHAT DOES DEBUTANTE BALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Debutante

A debutante or deb is a girl or young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity and, as a new adult, is introduced to society at a formal "debut" presentation. Originally, it meant the young woman was eligible to marry, and part of the purpose was to display her to eligible bachelors and their families with a view to marriage within a select upper class circle. Debutantes may be recommended by a distinguished committee or sponsored by an established member of elite society. Debut presentations vary by regional culture and are also frequently referenced as "debutante balls," "cotillion balls" or "coming-out" parties. The male equivalent is often referred to as "beautillion ball". A lone debutante might have her own debut, or she might share it with a sister or other close relative. Modern debutante balls are often charity events: the parents of the debutante donate a certain amount of money to the designated cause, and the invited guests pay for their tickets. These balls may be elaborate formal affairs and involve not only "debs" but junior debutantes, escorts and ushers, flower girls and pages as well.

Definition of debutante ball in the English dictionary

The definition of debutante ball in the dictionary is a formal ball at which young women of upper-class background are presented to society.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEBUTANTE BALL


ball
bɔːl
baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
eyeball-to-eyeball
ˌaɪbɔːltəˈaɪbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
gumball
ˈɡʌmbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
puffball
ˈpʌfˌbɔːl
racquetball
ˈrækɪtˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
trackball
ˈtrækˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEBUTANTE BALL

debudding
debug
debugged
debugger
debugging
debunk
debunker
deburr
debus
debussed
debusses
debussing
Debussy
debut
debut album
debut appearance
debut single
debutant
debutante

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEBUTANTE BALL

American football
beach ball
billiard ball
bonus ball
costume ball
crystal ball
cue ball
dead ball
eight ball
golf ball
jump ball
masked ball
medicine ball
on the ball
play ball
punching ball
stress ball
Swiss ball
tea ball
tennis ball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of debutante ball in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «debutante ball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEBUTANTE BALL

Find out the translation of debutante ball to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of debutante ball from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «debutante ball» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

见过世面的球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baile de debutantes
570 millions of speakers

English

debutante ball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

debutante गेंद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المبتدأ الكرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дебютантка мяч
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baile de debutantes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডেবিঠৎ বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bal des Débutantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bola debutante
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Debütantin Ball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デビュタントのボール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사교계 공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Debutante bal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

debutante bóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறிமுகமான பந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पदार्पण बॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Debutante ball
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

debutante palla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piłka debiutant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дебютантка м´яч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

debutantă minge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ντεμπιτάντ μπάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

debut ante bal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

debutant boll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

debutant ball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of debutante ball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEBUTANTE BALL»

The term «debutante ball» is regularly used and occupies the 80.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEBUTANTE BALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about debutante ball

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEBUTANTE BALL»

Discover the use of debutante ball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to debutante ball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Debutante Ball
NOT WAVING...which focuses on the relationship between a retired widow and her recently deinstitutionalized adult daughter...is at times sharply funny, at other times nervously funny.
Beth Henley, 1997
2
The Companion to Southern Literature: Themes, Genres, ...
The seed of English tradition flourished in southern soil, where veneration of womanhood, belief in social strata, and a tradition of male chivalry nourished the custom. The debutante ball was an opportunity to present young ladies to friends of ...
Joseph M. Flora, Lucinda Hardwick MacKethan, Todd W. Taylor, 2002
3
The Power of Good Deeds: Privileged Women and the Social ...
to be allowed to participate in an Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority-sponsored debutante ball because of her hairstyle — dreadlocks. According to one news account: Seventeen-year-old Michelle Barskile could imagine her appearance at the Alpha ...
Diana Elizabeth Kendall, 2002
4
The Plays of Beth Henley: A Critical Study
before rehearsals; Henley was still revising the play at this point. The Debutante Ball premiered at South Coast Repertory on 9 April ¡985 and ran through May ¡ 2.7¡ Despite a good cast that featured Phyllis Frelich as Frances Walker (for whom ...
Gene A. Plunka, 2005
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Consumption Intensified: The Politics of Middle-Class Daily ...
In contrast, on the night of second daughter Juliana's debutante ball, Nando was already talking about how he needed to save for his third daughter's party. It might strike one that the debutante ball is the higher-status event because, ...
Maureen O'Dougherty, 2002
6
Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First ...
Accomplishments take a backseat to beauty and pageantry on the day of the debutante ball, but strong community involvement is a requirement for becoming a debutante. AKA chapters, like the branches of other sororities, require prospective ...
Gregory Parks, 2008
7
Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An Encyclopedia
Other organizations have further adapted the debutante ball to reflect specific values, as in the case of the evangelical Christian variation, the “Purity Ball.” In this social rite of passage, teenage girls exchange rings with their fathers and publicly ...
CLAUDIA MITCHELL, JACQUELINE REID-WALSH, 2007
8
The Post Debutante: Nothing Wakes Up a Debutante Like a ...
This was accomplished through the debutante ball, where the southern gentlemen would escort the young southern belles through the rituals of coming of age. Marriage would typically follow. Still alive and well today, the Cotillion Ball , the ...
Herman Franck, 2000
9
A Proud Legacy of Leadership Through Timeless Service
Bibliography. AKA, Epsilon Phi Omega. Debutante Ball Book, 1975. ----------. Fifty- first Annual Debutante Pageant Book. January 29, 2005. ----------. Fifty-second Annual Debutante Pageant Book. January 28, 2006. ----------. Thirtieth Annual ...
History Committee, 2013
10
The Individual and Society: A Cultural Integration
One example is the debutante ball, referred to above in the quotation from the magazine Town 63' Country. The debutante ball had its origins in England, where aristocratic families took up the tradition of presenting their daughters of ...
Fathali M. Moghaddam, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEBUTANTE BALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term debutante ball is used in the context of the following news items.
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AROUND TOWN PHOTOS: 19 young women named 2015 Colorado …
The 19 to be presented at the formal Debutante Ball Dec. 22 at The Broadmoor are graduates of 10 area high schools. Acquisitions for the ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Full and fabulous: Building self-esteem in plus-size women and girls
... Plus Size Debutante Ball.” They meet weekly in select public and charter schools in the metropolitan Detroit area and also meet with the girls ... «Michronicleonline, Jul 15»
3
Grateful deb: When the Dead played a debutante ball in 1966
In the center is Ayn and Lyn Mattei, whose debutante ball was held at La Dolphine mansion on Manor Drive in Hillsborough, also known as the ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
4
AROUND TOWN: 2015 Colorado Springs Debutantes announced
The 19 to be presented at the formal Debutante Ball Dec. 22 at The Broadmoor are graduates of 10 area high schools. Acquisitions for the ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Floral Genius Jen Stone Talks Stars, Sultans, and Summer Blossoms
... and found herself decorating a gazebo for a debutante ball, where she met and befriended the florists, and later ended up working with them. «New York Observer, Jun 15»
6
Whit Stillman's 'Metropolitan' Returning to Theaters
The 1990 film centers on upper-class New Yorkers on winter break from college during debutante ball season. Carolyn Farina, Edward ... «Variety, Jun 15»
7
Davidson: 27 are presented at Fine Arts Foundation Debutante Ball
Spectators use fans to keep cool as temperatures hover in the high 80s at the Fine Arts Foundation Debutante Ball. The 465 guests fared ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
8
Girls' Advocacy Group Celebrates 30 Years with Debutante Cotillion
... who will be attending the University of Pittsburgh in the fall said, "Not many girls can say that they were able to participate in a Debutante Ball. «Christian News Wire, Jun 15»
9
Debutantes in movies: Stars of stage and screen
While there are no scenes at their debutante ball or party, a woman with Tracy Lord's background more than likely would have made her debut. «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
10
The Joe Hill Debutante Ball
Lefty's Logic The Joe Hill Debutante Ball. Feel like you're not getting the whole story? You probably aren't. The stories at tiogapublishing.com ... «The Wellsboro Gazette, Jun 15»

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