name
Meaning 1
A short form of the female given name Deborah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
debs
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CMU ARPABET: D EH1 B Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 3
A debutante ball or debut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: deb
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of deb
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Eugene V. Debs, Eugene Victor Debs
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Broader terms: organizer, organiser, labor organizer
History
Etymology
Clipping of debutante or debut + -s (hypocoristic suffix).