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overturing
Variant of overture
noun
- an introductory proposal or offer; indication of willingness to negotiate
- a musical introduction to an opera or other large musical work
- an independent orchestral composition of varying form
- in Presbyterian churches, a proposal or question submitted as by the general assembly to the presbyteries
- any introductory section
transitive verb overtured, overturing
to present as an overture
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