| 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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