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Overture
see synonyms of overtureNoun
1. overture
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
2. overture, preliminary, prelude
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Example Sentences:'training is a necessary preliminary to employment''drinks were the overture to dinner'
3. advance, approach, feeler, overture
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Example Sentences:'she rejected his advances'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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