overture

noun · verb · adjectiveB1

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noun

Plural noun:

overtures

1.
(obsolete)An opening; a recess or chamber.
c. 1612', George Chapman, A Hymne to Hermes the cave's inmost overture
2.
(obsolete)Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
3.
(often, plural)(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
overture of friendship
4.
(Scotland)A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
5.
(music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
6.
(music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.

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verb

V_es/s

overtures

V_ing/Gerund

overturing

V_ed/pp

overtured

1.
(intransitive)To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.

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adjective

1.
(nonstandard, not comparable)(heraldry, nonstandard) Overt, that is, disclosed.

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codaopening of a piece of music coda

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From Middle English overture, from -, Middle French overture, from Old French overture, from Latin apertūra. aperture.