overture
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Letter O
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overture Definition
(n)
orchestral
music
played
at
the
beginning
of
an
opera
or
oratorio
(n)
something
that
serves
as
a
preceding
event
or
introduces
what
follows
; "
training
is
a
necessary
preliminary
to
employment
"; "
drinks
were
the
overture
to
dinner
"
(n)
a
tentative
suggestion
designed
to
elicit
the
reactions
of
others
; "
she
rejected
his
advances
"
overture Synonyms
advance
approach
feeler
overture
preliminary
prelude
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