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Beginning vs Debut - What's the difference?

beginning | debut |

As nouns the difference between beginning and debut

is that beginning is the act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states while debut is a performer's first-time performance to the public.

As verbs the difference between beginning and debut

is that beginning is present participle of lang=en while debut is to formally introduce, as to the public.

As an adjective beginning

is of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

beginning

English

Alternative forms

* begynnynge (obsolete)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
  • That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
  • That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
  • The initial portion of some extended thing.
    • The author describes the protagonist's youth in the beginning of the story
    The house you want is down at the beginning of the street

    Synonyms

    * (act of doing that which begins anything) commencing, start, starting * element, embryo, rudiment * (that which begins or originates something) origin, source, start, commencement * (initial portion of some extended thing) head, start

    Antonyms

    * (act of doing that which begins anything) conclusion, end

    Derived terms

    * a good beginning makes a good ending * beginning of day * in the beginning

    Verb

    (head)
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning ; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
    • in the beginning paragraph of the chapter
    in the beginning section of the course

    Synonyms

    * first * initial

    Statistics

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    debut

    English

    (wikipedia debut)

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A performer's first-time performance to the public.
    • Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 11 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Liverpool's performance - despite a defensive injury crisis that saw a promising debut for teenage academy graduate John Flanagan - was a resounding advert for Kenny Dalglish to be given the manager's job on a permanent basis.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, chiefly, US) to formally introduce, as to the public
    • Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.
  • to make one's initial formal appearance
    • Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.

    Related terms

    * debutant * debutante

    Anagrams

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