Overture
Overture noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.
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Synonyms for Overture
Opening passage and overture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opening passage" instead a noun "Overture".
Opening passage
Overture and opening passage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overture" instead a noun phrase "Opening passage".
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- opening and overture
- opening and opening passage
- commencement and overture
- commencement and opening passage
- preface and overture
- preface and opening passage
- introduction and overture
- introduction and opening passage
- preliminaries and overture
- preliminaries and opening passage
- proem and overture
- proem and opening passage
- prelude and overture
- prelude and opening passage
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