What is the meaning of overture?

noun

  • Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio.
  • Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows.
    • usage: "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
  • A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.
    • usage: "she rejected his advances"
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