ଅର୍ଥ : Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows.
							ଉଦାହରଣ : 
							Training is a necessary preliminary to employment.
							Drinks were the overture to dinner.
							
ସମକକ୍ଷ : overture, preliminary
ଅର୍ଥ : Music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera.