Italian Meaning of overture

ouverture

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Definitions and Meaning of overture in English

Wordnet

overture (n)

orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

Webster

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.

Webster

overture (v. t.)

To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.

FAQs About the word overture

ouverture

orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio, something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows, a tentative suggestion

preludio,alzata di sipario,Prefazione,preliminare,Prologo,Prologo,conto alla rovescia,calcio d'inizio,Introduzione,inizio

No antonyms found.

overtrust => fiducia smisurata, overtrump => sopraffare, overtrow => annullare, overtroubled => troppo preoccupato, overtrip => Sovracorrente,