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overture

/'oʊvərʧər/

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noun
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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"drinks were the overture to dinner"

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preliminary prelude

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origination origin inception
noun
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
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advance approach feeler

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proffer proposition suggestion
noun
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
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music

Definition that contains overture

opera a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
coy modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures