Synonyms: overture
Definition: orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
Similar words: music
Definition: an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Synonyms: overture, feeler, approach, advance
Definition: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Usage: she rejected his advances
Similar words: proposition, proffer, suggestion
Definition: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
Usage: it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Synonyms: overture, preliminary, prelude
Definition: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Usage: training is a necessary preliminary to employment; drinks were the overture to dinner
Similar words: origin, origination, inception
Definition: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events