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Meaning of word overture from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio.

Meaning : Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows.

Example : Training is a necessary preliminary to employment.
Drinks were the overture to dinner.

Synonyms : preliminary, prelude

Meaning : A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.

Example : She rejected his advances.

Synonyms : advance, approach, feeler

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An artist of consummate skill.

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English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).

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The act of mimicking. Imitative behavior.

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An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded.

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Resembling milk in color. Not clear.

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