noun : OVERTURES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio ;
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2. (
) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" ;
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3. (
) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" ;
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