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preface(noun, approach, opening, words)
15
prelude(noun, event, approach, opening)
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prologue(noun, approach, opening, words)
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foreword(noun, approach, opening, words)
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introduction(noun, performance, appearance, show)
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opening(noun, approach, addition, establishment)
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preamble(noun, approach, beginning, opening)
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prolegomenon(noun, opening, words, launch)
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lead-in(noun, beginning, opening, words)
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beginning(noun, opening, launch, addition)
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inception(noun, beginning, opening, addition)
2
induction(noun, opening, words, addition)
1
commencement(beginning, opening, addition, establishment)
1
curtain-raiser(beginning, introduction, prologue)
1
inauguration(beginning, opening, addition, establishment)
1
initiation(beginning, opening, addition, establishment)
1
intro(beginning, opening, addition, establishment)
1
launch(show, display, beginning, opening)
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birth(beginning, introduction)
0
coming out(expression, performance, show, display)
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APASmart Define. (2015). overture thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/overture/thesaurus/synonyms
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