overturenoun
uk/ˈəʊ.və.tjʊər/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.tʃɚ/overture noun (MUSIC)
[ C ] a piece of music that is an introduction to a longer piece, especially an opera:
the overture to "The Magic Flute"
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Musical pieces
- arrangement
- bolero
- bossa nova
- Britannia
- cantata
- fantasia
- melody
- nocturne
- octet
- opus
- passage
- playlist
- reel
- sextet
- signature tune
- solo
- song form
- string quartet
- trio
- tune
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Opera
overture noun (COMMUNICATION)
[ C usually plural ] a communication made to someone in order to offer something:
overtures of friendship.
Neither side in the conflict seems willing to make peace overtures.
informal So he's been making overtures (= showing a sexual interest), has he?
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Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- propose
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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