Both Uses of
overture
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- No glance of Kennedy rewarding him he yet made overtures.†
Chpt 11 *
- He made improper overtures to me to misconduct myself at half past four p.m. on the following Thursday, Dunsink time.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(overture as in: she made an overture) a tentative suggestion designed to draw out the reactions of others with the hope of developing something more substantial