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overture - Dictionary definition and meaning for overture

OVERTURE

  • (noun) orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio

    The orchestra played the overture beautifully. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

    "she rejected his advances"

    synonyms : advance , approach , feeler

  • (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

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for overture

  • (Tag: ) over + tune...when 1 tune gets over its time for an overture

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  • (Tag: ) Opera VIRTUE TUNE~>for good quality music,instruments are tuned...this occurs usually before opera starts...

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  • (Tag: ) show is going to CHAR your brain but what will OVER CHAR your brain ?? Yes, something that elongates the show by a LONG BEGINNING or PRECEDING EVENT.

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  • (Tag: ) overture sounds like overtuning. before listening to FM radio we have to tune it for long for song which suits our taste. so overture = over + tune (re) is long musical introduction

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  • (Tag: English) Seconf half sounds like mature. With a matured thought, anyone would call for peace talks not continuing arms.

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  • (Tag: ) OVERTURE OVER gives a meaning for EXCESSIVENESS TURE sounds like CHARNA in hindi (as in DIMAAG MAT CHAR YAAR) So imagine a very pathetic folk concert going on. Unfortunately you got stuck in that show and you have to listen to it. Complete s

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  • (Tag: ) by virtue of which preceding can come.is ovr+ture

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