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Overture

//ˈoʊvəɹt͡ʃəɹ// adj, noun, verb

Adjective

1
Overt, that is, disclosed. nonstandard, not-comparable
"Crest : A falcon, wings overture."

Noun

1
An opening; a recess or chamber. obsolete
"c. 1612', George Chapman, A Hymne to Hermes the cave's inmost overture"
2
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio wordnet
3
Disclosure; discovery; revelation. obsolete
"It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us."
4
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others wordnet
5
An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc. often, plural
"overture of friendship"

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6
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows wordnet
7
A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Scotland
8
A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
"The overture was almost at a close; and silence being now more effective than any thing that he could urge in favour of the play, Courtenaye went behind the scenes:..."
9
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.
"The paradoxical use of an overture at the end of a concert occasionally gave rise to satire in the musical press."

Verb

1
To make overtures; to approach with a proposal. intransitive
"For a partner setting a table in a game of “house,” an overturing child might assume the role of the father returning home from work at dinnertime rather than overturing by throwing a ball toward the child and yelling “catch.”"

Etymology 1

From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture. Doublet of aperture.

Etymology 2

From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture. Doublet of aperture.

Etymology 3

From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture. Doublet of aperture.

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