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overture |
Grep of noun overture overture Overview of noun overture The noun overture has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) overture -- (orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio) 2. (1) preliminary, overture, prelude -- (something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner") 3. (1) overture, advance, approach, feeler -- (a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others "she rejected his advances") Overview of noun overture The noun overture has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) overture -- (orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio) 2. (1) preliminary, overture, prelude -- (something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner") 3. (1) overture, advance, approach, feeler -- (a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others "she rejected his advances")
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