Definitions from Wiktionary (overture)
▸ noun: (obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
▸ noun: (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
▸ noun: (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
▸ noun: (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.
▸ adjective: (heraldry, nonstandard) Overt, that is, disclosed.
▸ Also see overture
concert overtures,
Pacific Overtures,
Overtures of Blasphemy,
Overtures by Hector Berlioz,
Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster,
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▸ noun: (obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
▸ noun: (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
▸ noun: (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
▸ noun: (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.
▸ adjective: (heraldry, nonstandard) Overt, that is, disclosed.
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