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- Dictionaryoverture/ˈəʊvətjʊə/
noun
- 1. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, play, etc.: "the overture to Mozart's ‘Don Giovanni’" Similar
- 2. an introduction to something more substantial: "the talks were no more than an overture to a long debate" Similar
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OVERTURE definition: 1. a piece of music that is an introduction to a longer piece, especially an opera: 2. a…. Learn more.
The meaning of OVERTURE is an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal. How to use overture in a sentence.
[usually plural] overture (to somebody) a suggestion or an action by which somebody tries to make friends, start a business relationship, have discussions, etc. with somebody else. He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks. Maggie was never one to reject a friendly overture.
noun. 1. music. a. a piece of orchestral music containing contrasting sections that is played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio, often containing the main musical themes of the work. b. a similar piece preceding the performance of a play. c. Also called: concert overture.
a communication made to someone in order to offer something: overtures of friendship. Neither side in the conflict seems willing to make peace overtures.
Overture definition: an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer. See examples of OVERTURE used in a sentence.
overture. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Music o‧ver‧ture /ˈəʊvətjʊə, -tʃʊə, -tʃə $ ˈoʊvərtjʊr, -tʃʊr, -tʃər/ noun 1 [ countable] a short piece of music written as an introduction to a long piece of music, especially an opera 2 → overtures 3 → be an overture Examples from the Corpus ...
