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      overture
      noun
      a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
      something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
      orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
      Roots
      aperturaoverture- · Latin · opening
      Synonyms for overture
      preludenapproachnpreliminaryadjexordiumnproposaln
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