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#1 overture n. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio. wn
#2 overture n. [preliminary, 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". wn
#3 overture n. [advance, approach, feeler] a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances". wn
#2 overture n. [preliminary, 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". wn
#3 overture n. [advance, approach, feeler] a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances". wn
