overture
/ˈəʊvətjʊə/
overture
English
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Definition
An opening; a recess or chamber.
Etymology
From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture. Doublet of aperture.
Example Sentences
- "c. 1612', George Chapman, A Hymne to Hermes the cave's inmost overture"
- "It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us."
- "overture of friendship"
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