overture synonyms

overture

n.

  1. Preliminary negotiations; sometimes plural

    approach, advance, tender, offer; see suggestion 1.

  2. A musical introduction

    prelude, prologue, Vorspiel (German), voluntary, proem, preface; see also introduction 1.

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