■ noun an entertainment or other event happening just before a longer or more important one.
Origin
C19: orig. used to denote a short opening piece performed before a play.
■ noun an entertainment or other event happening just before a longer or more important one.
Origin
C19: orig. used to denote a short opening piece performed before a play.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004