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Overture

A piece of music for the opening of a concert. To “make an overture to a person” is to be the first to make an advance either towards a reconciliation or an acquaintance. (French, ouverture, opening.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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