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"word": "coda"
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{
"text": "c. 1612', George Chapman, A Hymne to Hermes\nthe cave's inmost overture"
}
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"An opening; a recess or chamber."
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"(obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber."
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"Disclosure; discovery; revelation."
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"(obsolete) Disclosure; discovery; revelation."
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"text": "overture of friendship",
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"ref": "1943 May and June, Charles E. Lee, “The Blyth & Tyne Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 138",
"text": "Shortly afterwards the North Eastern Railway made overtures for the purchase of the Blyth & Tyne system, and the directors of the latter were then disposed to sell, but, in view of their excellent dividend record, stood out for a good price.",
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"ref": "2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian",
"text": "Sarkozy gave a defiant speech, going on the offensive and betraying no hint of having been beaten. He styled the result as a \"crisis\" vote, by a French population which was \"suffering\". In a clear overture to Le Pen's voters, and the extreme-right motto of loving France, he said: \"I call on all French people who put love of their country above partisan considerations, to unite and join me.\"",
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"An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc."
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"(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc."
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"A musical introduction to a piece of music, or a play."
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"(music) A musical introduction to a piece of music, or a play."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "iftitāḥiyya",
"sense": "musical introduction",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة"
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"lang": "Azerbaijani",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xùqǔ",
"sense": "musical introduction",
"word": "序曲"
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"sense": "musical introduction",
"tags": [
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{
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "musical introduction",
"word": "uvertüür"
},
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"_dis1": "2 2 2 10 85",
"code": "et",
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"sense": "musical introduction",
"word": "avamäng"
},
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"_dis1": "2 2 2 10 85",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "musical introduction",
"word": "alkusoitto"
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"tags": [
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"word": "ouverture"
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"_dis1": "2 2 2 10 85",
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"sense": "musical introduction",
"tags": [
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"word": "Ouvertüre"
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"sense": "musical introduction",
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"_dis1": "2 2 2 10 85",
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"roman": "prooímio",
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"neuter"
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"word": "προοίμιο"
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"sense": "musical introduction",
"word": "ουβερτούρα"
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"sense": "musical introduction",
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"sense": "musical introduction",
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"tags": [
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"sense": "musical introduction",
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"sense": "musical introduction",
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{
"_dis1": "2 2 2 10 85",
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"ref": "2012, K.H. Rubin, H.S. Ross, Peer Relationships and Social Skills in Childhood, page 44",
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"To make overtures; to approach with a proposal."
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"(intransitive) To make overtures; to approach with a proposal."
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