Definition of Overture

  • () An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.
  • () Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
  • () A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.
  • () A composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece; -- called in the latter case a concert overture.
  • (v. t.) To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.

Homophones of Overture


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