Overture vs March On - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Definition as Verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Examples
- "she rejected his advances"
- "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"