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(n)
overture
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
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(n)
preliminary
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overture
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prelude
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
“training is a necessary preliminary to employment”
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“drinks were the overture to dinner”
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(n)
overture
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advance
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approach
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feeler
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
“she rejected his advances”
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