English
Etymology
Old French #Old French|overture, French #French|ouverture ("opening").
Pronunciation
IPA: /ˈouvətjuə/ before consonants, /ˈouvətjuər/ before vowles
Noun
en-noun
#An approach made to initiate communication.
#:The rebels responded to the government's peace overtures with scornful disregard.
#*Usage note: Often used in plural.
- music a musical introduction to a piece of music which may or may not be an integral part of that piece of music
Antonyms
;musical introduction
coda
Translations
;approach
German: Angebot n, Annäherungsversuch m, Offerte f
;musical introduction
German: Ouvertüre f
Slovene: uvertura f
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