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celebutante
[ suh-leb-yoo-tahnt ]
/ səˈlɛb yʊˌtɑnt /
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noun
a person seeking the limelight through association with celebrities.
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Words nearby celebutante
celebrated, celebration, celebratory, Celebrex, celebrity, celebutante, celecoxib, C. elegans, celeriac, celerity, celery
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How to use celebutante in a sentence
The celebutante was one of the beautiful people famous for being famous.
British Dictionary definitions for celebutante
celebutante
/ (sɪˈlɛbjʊˌtɑːnt, -ˌtænt) /
noun
a young woman from a wealthy background who becomes a celebrity
Word Origin for celebutante
C20: from celeb (rity) + (deb) utante
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