9 entries under overture topic. ×

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preface(noun, start, opening, words, launch)
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introduction(noun, show, start, turn, lead)
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foreword(noun, start, opening, words, launch)
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prelude(noun, event, start, opening, words)
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proem(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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preamble(noun, start, opening, words, launch)
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exordium(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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prolegomenon(noun, start, opening, words, launch)
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beginning(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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APASmart Define. (2015). prologue thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/prologue/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "prologue thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/prologue/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, prologue thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/prologue/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "prologue thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/prologue/thesaurus/synonyms>