NOUN | communication | overture | orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio |
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event | overture, preliminary, prelude | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | |
communication | overture, advance, approach, feeler | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others |
Sounds | ow'vercher | |
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Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... |
Meaning | orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio. | |
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Broader | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
Spanish | obertura | |
Catalan | obertura |
Meaning | Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows. | |
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Example | "drinks were the overture to dinner" | |
Synonyms | preliminary, prelude | |
Broader | origin, origination, inception | An event that is a beginning |
Spanish | preliminar, preludio | |
Catalan | preliminar, preludi |
Meaning | A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others. | |
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Synonyms | advance, approach, feeler | |
Broader | suggestion, proposition, proffer | A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
Spanish | aproximación, tentativa | |
Catalan | aproximació, temptativa, tempteig |
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