overture

Noun
  1. Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio (synset 107054566)
    is a type of: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  2. Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows (synset 107341613)
    "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
    is a type of: inception, origin, origination - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
    same as: preliminary, prelude
  3. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others (synset 107179000)
    "she rejected his advances"
    is a type of: proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
    same as: advance, approach, feeler

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