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English noun: overture | |||
| 1. | overture (communication) orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | music | ||
| 2. | overture (event) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | ||
| Samples | Training is a necessary preliminary to employment. Drinks were the overture to dinner. | ||
| Synonyms | preliminary, prelude | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inception, origin, origination | ||
| 3. | overture (communication) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | ||
| Samples | She rejected his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | advance, approach, feeler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | proffer, proposition, suggestion | ||
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