Beginning and Overture

Beginning

Beginning noun - The point at which something begins.

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Overture and beginning are semantically related in start topic. In some cases you can use "Overture" instead a noun "Beginning".

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Overture noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.

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Beginning and overture are semantically related in preliminary topic. Sometimes you can use "Beginning" instead a noun "Overture".

full	full beginning	full overture
brief	brief beginning	brief overture
original	original beginning	original overture
many	many beginning	many overture
Other adjectives: proper, actual, final.

The first is between "It's the Start/Overture" and "Commercial (Do It Anyway)," where the first song leaves you hanging for the conclusive note until the beginning of the next.

Source: Siamese Twin Songs
The Rousing Speech at the top of the page was sampled and placed in the beginning section of Supertramp's 1977 anti-war epic, "Fool's Overture".

Source: Useful Notes / Winston Churchill
Supertramp, in the beginning, had co-lead singers in Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, often on the same song ("School"; "Fool's Overture"; "Rudy").

Source: Vocal Tag Team

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