OVERTURE
Scrabble letter values: O1V4E1R1T1U1R1E1 = 11
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. — synonyms: preliminary, prelude
- noun a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others. — synonyms: advance, approach, feeler
Examples
- “training is a necessary preliminary to employment”
- “drinks were the overture to dinner”
- “she rejected his advances”