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Definition of Overture
1. Noun. Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio.
Generic synonyms: Music
2. Noun. Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows. "Drinks were the overture to dinner"
Exact synonyms: Preliminary, Prelude
Generic synonyms: Inception, Origin, Origination
Derivative terms: Preliminary, Prelude
Generic synonyms: Inception, Origin, Origination
Derivative terms: Preliminary, Prelude
3. Noun. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others. "She rejected his advances"
Exact synonyms: Advance, Approach, Feeler
Generic synonyms: Proffer, Proposition, Suggestion
Derivative terms: Approach
Generic synonyms: Proffer, Proposition, Suggestion
Derivative terms: Approach
Definition of Overture
1. v. t. To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
Definition of Overture
1. to propose [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES] - See also: propose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overture
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