Lead and Overture

Lead

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Overture and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overture" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

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

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Lead and overture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Overture".

particular	particular lead	particular overture
typical	typical lead	typical overture
direct	direct lead	direct overture
original	original lead	original overture
Other adjectives: romantic, powerful, actual, little, main, new, dramatic.

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
In the Overture to a New War movie, as his fleet is moving to attack, he declares that he doesn't care who gets the glory for this victory as long as he gets to fight and lead men into battle.

Source: Anime / Legend of Galactic Heroes

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