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suggestion vs overture

overture vs suggestion

suggestion and overture both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suggestion Yes No No No
overture Yes No No No
As nouns, overture is a hyponym of suggestion; that is, overture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suggestion:
  • suggestion: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
  • overture: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Other hyponyms of suggestion include breath, hint, intimation, ghost, touch, trace, advance, approach, feeler.
suggestion (noun) overture (noun)
the act of inducing hypnosis a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
an idea that is suggested orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
a just detectable amount
Difference between suggestion and overture

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