overture
1. [ noun ] (music,fine art) orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
Related terms: music
2. [ noun ] something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Synonyms: prelude preliminary
Examples:

"training is a necessary preliminary to employment" "drinks were the overture to dinner"

Related terms: origin prelude
3. [ noun ] a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Synonyms: advance feeler approach
Examples:

"she rejected his advances"

Related terms: suggestion approach
Similar spelling:   overturned
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  Overturf
  overtire
  ovrette
  overdue
  overturning
  overtake
  overtime
  overtone
  overdraft
  overeating
  overdrive
  overdress
  overtax
  Overton
  overeat
  overtop
  overtly
  overdraw
  overdressed