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OVERTURE

Definition:

[noun] orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
[noun] something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
Synonyms: preliminary, prelude
[noun] a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
Synonyms: advance, approach, feeler