1. overture - Noun
2. overture - Adjective
3. overture - Verb
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.
To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAn intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger. Dan Rather
The audience is requested not to refrain from talking during the overture. Otherwise they will know all the tunes before the opera begins. Ralph Vaughan Williams
My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger. Billy Connolly
The 'Carousel' overture has always been one of my all-time favorite pieces of music. Kelli O'Hara
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