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overture
('/oU/v/@/r/tS//@/r )

noun (n)

  • orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows(noun.event)
    Example:
    Drinks were the overture to dinner.
    Synonym:
    preliminary, prelude
    source: wordnet30
  • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    advance, approach, feeler
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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