débutant
See also: debutant
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French débutant, present participle of débuter (“begin, start, lead off”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛb.jə.tant/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /deɪb(j)utɑn/
- compare débutante#Pronunciation
Coordinate terms
References
- “débutant” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.by.tɑ̃/
Adjective
débutant (feminine débutante, masculine plural débutants, feminine plural débutantes)
- who is a beginner
- Antonyms: expérimenté, confirmé
Further reading
- “débutant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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