overture

Etymology
From, from , , from. .

Noun

 * 1)  An opening; a recess or chamber.
 * 2) * c. 1612',, A Hymne to Hermes
 * the cave's inmost overture
 * 1)  Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
 * 2)  An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
 * 3)  A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
 * 4)  A musical introduction to a piece of music, or a play.
 * 1)  A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
 * 2)  A musical introduction to a piece of music, or a play.
 * 1)  A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
 * 2)  A musical introduction to a piece of music, or a play.
 * 1)  A musical introduction to a piece of music, or a play.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Macedonian: пре́длог
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ouverture
 * Nynorsk: ouverture
 * Plautdietsch: Väaschlach
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Arabic: اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: uvertüra
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: předehra
 * Danish: ouverture
 * Estonian: uvertüür,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: overtura
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: 序曲
 * Kazakh: увертюра
 * Kyrgyz: увертюра
 * Macedonian: уверти́ра
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ouverture
 * Nynorsk: ouverture
 * Persian: پیش‌نوا,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: uvertura
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog:, pasakalye
 * Turkish:
 * Turkmen: uwertýura
 * Ukrainian:
 * Uzbek:
 * Yiddish: אוּווערטור

Verb

 * 1)  To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.

Adjective

 * 1)  Overt, that is, disclosed.

Etymology
, from, or from , from.

Noun

 * 1) an opening
 * Par l'overture s'en saut hors. (Tristan, Béroul)
 * He jumped out through the opening.